Niquanda Cofield
December 3, 2016
Just Mercy Book Review
Introduction In the book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, the young lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice that was dedicated to defending the poor and those that was wrongfully convicted and becoming trapped in the criminal justice system. The book Just Mercy” tell stories about individuals that was wrongfully accused and the events that took place. The message of the book is a dramatic example of a man that refused to sit quietly and let evil win.
Summary of content Just Mercy recounts stories that happened over twenty years ago, Bryan Stevenson writing style and clarity provide readers with a fresh view of the issues …show more content…
This book gives a passionate account of the way the nation thwarts justice and punishes the poor and disadvantage. Chapter three “Trials and Tribulations”, recounts Walter McMillian’s arrest, the trail, and the verdict. Although having many people testify on McMillian’s behalf, it was clear that racism outweighed it all. McMillian was placed on death row before his murder case even went to trail. The trial was moved from a majority black community to a white community. McMillian is found guilty of murdering Rhonda Morrison, someone he did not know, and sentenced to death although there was no evidence that linked him to the murder. This chapter illustrated the power that white supremacy has within the criminal justice …show more content…
The fourteen-year-old is in jail and not a juvenile detention center and have a difficult time communicating. While in jail he was sodomized by several men. Overtime, Stevenson and the fourteen-year-old forms a bond and Stevenson encouraged the teenager to earn his GED and later study finance in college. Stevenson also got the case transferred back to juvenile court, which allowed Charlie, the fourteen-year-old to be eligible for release when he became an adult. In the criminal justice system today, it is still questionable whether juveniles should be tried as adults better yet be sentenced to life in prison. Research says that juvenile’s brains are not fully developed until the age of 25 so therefore they should not be held accountable for the
December 3, 2016
Just Mercy Book Review
Introduction In the book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson, the young lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice that was dedicated to defending the poor and those that was wrongfully convicted and becoming trapped in the criminal justice system. The book Just Mercy” tell stories about individuals that was wrongfully accused and the events that took place. The message of the book is a dramatic example of a man that refused to sit quietly and let evil win.
Summary of content Just Mercy recounts stories that happened over twenty years ago, Bryan Stevenson writing style and clarity provide readers with a fresh view of the issues …show more content…
This book gives a passionate account of the way the nation thwarts justice and punishes the poor and disadvantage. Chapter three “Trials and Tribulations”, recounts Walter McMillian’s arrest, the trail, and the verdict. Although having many people testify on McMillian’s behalf, it was clear that racism outweighed it all. McMillian was placed on death row before his murder case even went to trail. The trial was moved from a majority black community to a white community. McMillian is found guilty of murdering Rhonda Morrison, someone he did not know, and sentenced to death although there was no evidence that linked him to the murder. This chapter illustrated the power that white supremacy has within the criminal justice …show more content…
The fourteen-year-old is in jail and not a juvenile detention center and have a difficult time communicating. While in jail he was sodomized by several men. Overtime, Stevenson and the fourteen-year-old forms a bond and Stevenson encouraged the teenager to earn his GED and later study finance in college. Stevenson also got the case transferred back to juvenile court, which allowed Charlie, the fourteen-year-old to be eligible for release when he became an adult. In the criminal justice system today, it is still questionable whether juveniles should be tried as adults better yet be sentenced to life in prison. Research says that juvenile’s brains are not fully developed until the age of 25 so therefore they should not be held accountable for the