Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
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Bryan Stevenson, a visionary lawyer and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, shares a powerful true story that illuminates the profound potential for mercy to redeem individuals and society. This compelling narrative chronicles the fight against systemic injustice, from defending the wrongly condemned to challenging the practice of sentencing children to life imprisonment. Through the lens of pivotal cases, Stevenson exposes the deep-seated racial bias within the American justice system, revealing how the death penalty and mass incarceration are inextricably linked to our nation's history of oppression. It is a profound exploration of human dignity, the complexities of redemption, and an urgent call to confront and dismantle the inequalities that persist today.
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Spiegel & Grau
Published Jan 1, 2014
349 pages
ISBN: 9780812994537
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First Published
2014
Language
eng
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