Picked by Penny - October 6th Meeting
A powerful true story about the potential for mercy to
redeem us, and a clarion call to fix our broken system of justice—from one of
the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time
Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the
Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most
desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children
trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first
cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a
notorious murder he insisted he didn’t commit. The case drew Bryan into a
tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship—and
transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.
Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account
of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer’s coming of age, a moving window into the
lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the
pursuit of true justice.
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