Written by Tana Fye
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
The movie based on this book was fantastic, and the book is too. Stevenson tells the stories of several of his clients, how they ended up incarcerated, and how they were able to get them released. Stevenson also talks in the book about the incarceration of youth, particularly life sentences for youth. As a criminal defense and juvenile law attorney, the heartbreaking subjects in this book are all too familiar to me. If they are not familiar to you, then I recommend reading the book. It’s well written, and Stevenson is just a wonderful storyteller.
