Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Read Between The Lines · Bryan Stevenson
November 30, 202521m 9s
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Show Notes
What happens when the system designed for justice delivers the ultimate injustice? In the powerful true story Just Mercy, idealistic young lawyer Bryan Stevenson confronts this question head-on. He enters the world of death row, taking on the seemingly hopeless case of Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insists he did not commit. Stevenson's fight for McMillian’s life becomes a riveting, eye-opening journey into a system tangled with bias and political maneuvering, revealing the desperate need for compassion and the true meaning of redemption.
Topics
criminal justice systemsocial justicewrongful convictiondeath penaltyracismmercymass incarcerationBryan StevensonEqual Justice Initiativelegal memoircapital punishmentcivil rightsredemptionsystemic injusticeWalter McMillianjuvenile sentencingAlabamalegal advocacy