Foreword by Norman Mailer and Introduction by Robert Coles Thomas Roma, Chair of the Columbia University Department of Photography and two-time recipient of Guggenheim Fellowships, spent 14 months prowling the halls of the Brooklyn Criminal Court Building, documenting lives transformed by the workings of the law. Within the confines of this oppressive atmosphere, fraught with accusation and judgement, Roma's photographs are evocative and empathic portraits of people whose fates will be decided by the fall of a gavel. 82 duotone photos.