" Somewhere along the way, the balance of power between the prosecution, the defense, and the judiciary shifted. We have to readjust it. The stakes are so high—the well-being of so many communities and the trajectories of so many lives. Public safety depends on our collective faith in fairness and our view of the law as legitimate. "

― Emily Bazelon , Charged: Overzealous Prosecutors, the Quest for Mercy, and the Fight to Transform Criminal Justice in America