TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stevenson,Bryan
TI  - Just mercy: a story of justice and redemption 
SN  - 9780812994520
AV  - KF 373 .S743 A3 2014
PY  - 2014///
CY  - New York
PB  - Spiegel & Grau
KW  - Equal Justice Initiative
KW  - Social reformers
KW  - Biography
KW  - Lawyers
KW  - Criminal justice, Administration of
KW  - United States
KW  - LAW
KW  - Criminal Law
KW  - Sentencing
KW  - Political science
KW  - Public Policy
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Penology
KW  - Autobiography
KW  - Autobiographies
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336); 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; Reading Counts RC; High School; 10; 24; Quiz: 66246
N2  - The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice; "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"--Amazon.com
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