Summary Of The Novel 'Just Mercy'

World of Juvenile Incarceration In 2008, juvenile courts waived 8,900 delinquency cases to the adult system for criminal prosecution (Howell & Hutto). The situation in regards to juvenile incarceration grows everyday and causes a constant uproar, especially regarding children being tried as adults. In inspiration for this topic, the novel, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, follows Walter McMillian and covers many other individuals who were cursed by the death penalty, and a few of those people were incarcerated juveniles who were sentenced to die in prison. After reading Stevenson's novel, it brought about many questions in regards to the topic of juvenile incarceration. Juvenile incarceration is a necessary subject to bring awareness to because of juveniles being tried as adults, the effect incarceration has on youth, and the reasons for youth …show more content…
"(Mallett) There are situations that can directly affect a child's risk for incarceration and cause the problem of juvenile incarceration to grow like the involvement with the mental health system. Finally, this solidifies the idea that certain children are more at risk than others. To conclude, Juvenile incarceration as seen through Mallett, Howell, Hutto, and Knefel works explains the many questions regarding juvenile incarceration, like why some juveniles are tried as adults, the reasons for juvenile incarceration, and the effect incarceration has on youth. From them we see how some children are more at risk for incarceration and how that prison time can affect a