Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption
Stevenson, Bryan2020
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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 brinkmanship - 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.
Main title:
Just mercy : a story of justice and redemption / Bryan Stevenson.
Author:
Stevenson, Bryan, author
Imprint:
Melbourne, Vic. : Scribe, 2020.©2014.
Collation:
xiv, 351 pages ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Scribe, 2015.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781925849745 (pbk.)
Dewey class:
364.973
Language:
English
Subject:
Stevenson, BryanEqual Justice InitiativeSocial reformers -- United StatesLawyers -- United StatesLegal assistance to the poor -- United StatesPublic defenders -- United StatesCriminal justice, Administration of -- United StatesCompassionDiscrimination in criminal justice administration -- United StatesJudicial error -- United States
BRN:
636668