Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption

Stevenson, Bryan, (author.). Go Big Read (Program) (Added Author).

Summary:

From one of the most brilliant and influential lawyers of our time comes an unforgettable true story about the redeeming potential of mercy. Bryan Stevenson was a gifted young attorney when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending the poor, the wrongly condemned, and those trapped in the furthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man sentenced to die for a notorious murder he didn't commit. The case drew Stevenson into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship - and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever.--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9780812984965
ISBN: 081298496X
ISBN: 9780812989397
ISBN: 0812989392
ISBN: 9780399588839
ISBN: 0399588833
Physical Description: xiv, 349 pages ; 21 cm
Edition: Spiegel & Grau trade paperback edition.
Publisher: New York : Spiegel & Grau, 2015.
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction : Higher ground -- Mockingbird players -- Stand -- Trials and tribulation -- The old rugged cross -- Of the coming of John -- Surely doomed -- Justice denied -- All God's children -- I'm here -- Mitigation -- I'll fly away -- Mother, mother -- Recovery -- Cruel and unusual -- Broken -- The stonecatchers' song of sorrow -- Epilogue.