Just Mercy

Follows civil rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson’s work defending people who have been wrongly convicted, unfairly sentenced, or failed by the American criminal justice system. Through the stories of his clients, Stevenson challenges readers to reconsider justice, accountability, and mercy, while revealing the broader inequalities that define legal outcomes.

Full title: Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption.

Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and a professor at NYU School of Law.