Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson · first published 1600
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Firsthand account of defending death row inmates and people wrongly imprisoned for decades, showing how the US criminal justice system fails them; recommended for anyone wanting an eye-opening look at the subject.
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Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption is a memoir by Bryan Stevenson that documents his career as a lawyer for disadvantaged clients. The book, focusing on injustices in the United States judicial system, alternates chapters between documenting Stevenson's efforts to overturn the wrongful conviction of Walter McMillian and his work on other cases, including children who receive life sentences and other poor or marginalized clients. Initially published by Spiegel & Grau, then an imprint of Penguin Random House, on 21 October 2014 in hardcover and digital formats and by Random House A
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on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗Here's some background reading: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Jim_Crow It's a great book, with copious references and research behind it. Bryan Stevenson's book 'Just Mercy' is also well worth reading, and directly relevant to this discussion. Stevenson was the lead in the supreme court case that led to death and LWOP being off limits for juveniles.
on “The nation’s oldest juvenile lifer, Joe Ligon, left prison after 68 years” ↗Currently: Rereading Game of Thrones before the upcoming season starts Recently finished: Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, HIGHLY recommend it. He details the work he and his team at the Equal Justice Initiative have been doing for death row inmates without proper representation, many wrongly imprisoned…
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗One of the best, most eye-opening books on this subject I've read is Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
on “Man Convicted Based on Erroneous Evidence Exonerated After 25 Years” ↗Also (defense attorney) Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy and (ACLU / academic) Michelle Alexandar's New Jim Crow http://newjimcrow.com/ http://bryanstevenson.com/the-book/
on “Confessions of an Ex-Prosecutor (2016)” ↗Highly recommend the book Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, which includes this story among others.
on “Ian Manuel, survivor of excessive child punishment, tells his story” ↗…corner for no reason (when they told their lieutenant they didn't have a valid reason to arrest them they were told "just make something up") in front of the DOJ investigators! I'd also recommend the book "Just Mercy" for examples of the horrors of malicious prosecution. Just one egregious example from that book: a mentally disabled woman was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her child. The problem? The…
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on “Notable Books of 2014” ↗…assessment and wear an ankle monitor for three months While I respect our justice system, as imperfect as it is, extreme outlier failures are heartbreaking. Reminds me of reading Bryan Stevenson's book Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
on “She was accused of faking incriminating video of cheerleaders. Nothing was fake” ↗"Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption" by Bryan Stevenson
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