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"Judge Pratt's book exposes the many ways that the American criminal court system doubly punishes those who are already society's most vulnerable. Her solutions are deceptively simple and overwhelmingly necessary. Written with true care and compassion, this is an essential book for healing our broken justice system.-- ""Anthony Ray Hinton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Sun Does Shine"" Judge Pratt's book is profoundly honest, compelling, and illuminating. It summons all of us, particularly people of conscience, to enact change in our communities.-- ""Ryan Haygood, President & CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice"" The Power of Dignity is a profoundly important book written by a profoundly important advocate for restorative justice. Judge Pratt reimagines our justice system, and offers an essential and timely narrative about the transcendent power of centering human dignity and the meaning of justice itself.-- ""Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Senior Editor and Amicus podcast host"" Judge Pratt is a remarkable and powerful storyteller. The stories of courtroom cases in these pages are gripping, and they add up to something bigger: Pratt's critical message about transforming our criminal justice system. If you believe in achieving 'liberty and justice for all, ' read this book. --Sunny Hostin, Emmy-winning co-host of The View and New York Times bestselling author of Summer on the Bluffs Judge Pratt's extraordinary approach for restoring humanity to the justice system is applicable to business, education, government, and our personal lives. You don't just read this book--you take action! --Marie Forleo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable Written with both precision and compassion, The Power of Dignity offers readers an important and rare gift: the opportunity to get inside the mind of a judge as she wrestles with hard cases and no-win situations. If every judge were Victoria Pratt, our criminal courts would be the envy of the world. --Greg Berman, Former Executive Director, Center for Court Innovation"

Judge Pratt's book exposes the many ways that the American criminal court system doubly punishes those who are already society's most vulnerable. Her solutions are deceptively simple and overwhelmingly necessary. Written with true care and compassion, this is an essential book for healing our broken justice system.-- Anthony Ray Hinton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Sun Does Shine Judge Pratt's book is profoundly honest, compelling, and illuminating. It summons all of us, particularly people of conscience, to enact change in our communities.-- Ryan Haygood, President & CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice The Power of Dignity is a profoundly important book written by a profoundly important advocate for restorative justice. Judge Pratt reimagines our justice system, and offers an essential and timely narrative about the transcendent power of centering human dignity and the meaning of justice itself.-- Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Senior Editor and Amicus podcast host Judge Pratt is a remarkable and powerful storyteller. The stories of courtroom cases in these pages are gripping, and they add up to something bigger: Pratt's critical message about transforming our criminal justice system. If you believe in achieving 'liberty and justice for all, ' read this book. --Sunny Hostin, Emmy-winning co-host of The View and New York Times bestselling author of Summer on the Bluffs Judge Pratt's extraordinary approach for restoring humanity to the justice system is applicable to business, education, government, and our personal lives. You don't just read this book--you take action! --Marie Forleo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable Written with both precision and compassion, The Power of Dignity offers readers an important and rare gift: the opportunity to get inside the mind of a judge as she wrestles with hard cases and no-win situations. If every judge were Victoria Pratt, our criminal courts would be the envy of the world. --Greg Berman, Former Executive Director, Center for Court Innovation

Judge Pratt's book exposes the many ways that the American criminal court system doubly punishes those who are already society's most vulnerable. Her solutions are deceptively simple and overwhelmingly necessary. Written with true care and compassion, this is an essential book for healing our broken justice system.-- ""Anthony Ray Hinton, New York Times-bestselling author of The Sun Does Shine"" Judge Pratt's book is profoundly honest, compelling, and illuminating. It summons all of us, particularly people of conscience, to enact change in our communities.-- ""Ryan Haygood, President & CEO, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice"" The Power of Dignity is a profoundly important book written by a profoundly important advocate for restorative justice. Judge Pratt reimagines our justice system, and offers an essential and timely narrative about the transcendent power of centering human dignity and the meaning of justice itself.-- ""Dahlia Lithwick, Slate Senior Editor and Amicus podcast host"" Judge Pratt is a remarkable and powerful storyteller. The stories of courtroom cases in these pages are gripping, and they add up to something bigger: Pratt's critical message about transforming our criminal justice system. If you believe in achieving 'liberty and justice for all, ' read this book. --Sunny Hostin, Emmy-winning co-host of The View and New York Times bestselling author of Summer on the Bluffs Judge Pratt's extraordinary approach for restoring humanity to the justice system is applicable to business, education, government, and our personal lives. You don't just read this book--you take action! --Marie Forleo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything is Figureoutable Written with both precision and compassion, The Power of Dignity offers readers an important and rare gift: the opportunity to get inside the mind of a judge as she wrestles with hard cases and no-win situations. If every judge were Victoria Pratt, our criminal courts would be the envy of the world. --Greg Berman, Former Executive Director, Center for Court Innovation

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The Honorable Victoria Pratt served as the chief judge of the Newark Municipal Court, is a professor at the Rutgers Newark School of Criminal Justice, and has taught at the Rutgers School of Law. Her TED talk, ""How Judges Can Show Respect,"" has been viewed over thirty million times. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey. The Honorable Victoria Pratt served as the chief judge of the Newark Municipal Court, is a professor at the Rutgers Newark School of Criminal Justice, and has taught at the Rutgers School of Law. Her TED talk, ""How Judges Can Show Respect,"" has been viewed over thirty million times. She lives in Montclair, New Jersey. Cory Booker is the junior United States senator from New Jersey. He was born in Washington, DC, and his parents, who both worked for IBM, later relocated the family to Harrington Park, New Jersey. A star high school athlete, he received a football scholarship to Stanford University, where he earned his bachelor's and master's degrees. He then attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar before earning his law degree from Yale University. He won a special election to fill the term of the late Senator Frank Lautenberg to become New Jersey's first African American senator and only the twenty-first person in American history to ascend directly from mayor to senator. He lives in Newark's Central Ward. Chanté McCormick is a Los Angeles-based actress and narrator who has a bachelor's degree in speech from Northwestern University's famed theater department. She is a proud member of SAG-AFTRA and the Actors Equity Association. Cary Hite has performed in several theaters across the country as a cast member in the longest-running African American play in history, The Diary of Black Men. He also appeared in Edward II, Fences, Macbeth, Good Boys, Side Effects May Vary, and the indie feature The City Is Mine. He has voiced several projects for AudibleKids, including Souls Look Back in Wonder, From Slave Ship to Freedom Road, and Papa, Do You Love Me?

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