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Courtroom 302 is the fascinating story of one year in Chicagos Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. Here we see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the judges chambers, the spectators gallery. From the daily grind of the court to the highest-profile case of the year, Steve Bogiras masterful investigation raises fundamental issues of race, civil rights, and justice in America.
Why it’s great
One full year inside Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony court in the country: Steve Bogira's immersive account follows the system through the eyes of judges, lawyers, defendants, jurors, and spectators in the lockup, the jury room, and the courtroom itself. A masterfully reported investigation that raises fundamental questions about race, justice, and whether the law truly serves everyone equally.
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