Just Mercy

Very moving account of lawyer Bryan Stevenson's work with the Equal Justice Initiative assisting prisoners on death row as well as minors sentenced to life in prison without parole. The book is easy to read and understand while being deeply affecting. Some of the wisdom Stevenson imparts: 1) Each of us is more than the worst thing we've ever done and 2) We are all implicated when we allow others to be mistreated. We learn of several incarcerated people who were unjustly put on death row or given life sentences, and all were victims of a system that made easy targets of them: people of color, children, and poor people. I found myself dumbfounded by how our legal system works and how difficult it is for prisoners unjustly sentenced to have their sentences reversed when they are innocent. Many of these prisoners must have felt like they were on the cruelest episodes of the Twilight Zone, imprisoned or sentenced to death when they knew they were innocent. I found myself weeping quite a few times. A fantastic read worthy of your time and consideration.

I highly recommend this book and give it 5 stars.