Stevenson, Bryan, <br/><br/>
Just mercy :  a story of justice and redemption / 
Bryan Stevenson. 
 - First edition. 
 - x, 336 pages ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-336). 
<br/><br/>Introduction : higher ground -- Mockingbird players -- Stand -- Trials and tribulation -- The old rugged cross -- Of the coming of John -- Surely doomed -- Justice denied -- All God's children -- I'm here -- Mitigation -- I'll fly away -- Mother, mother -- Recovery -- Cruel and unusual -- Broken -- The stonecatchers' song of sorrow -- Epilogue. 
<br/><br/> The founder of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama recounts his experiences as a lawyer working to assist those desperately in need, reflecting on his pursuit of the ideal of compassion in American justice.  "Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative, a legal practice dedicated to defending those most desperate and in need: the poor, the wrongly condemned, and women and children trapped in the farthest reaches of our criminal justice system. One of his first cases was that of Walter McMillian, a young man who was sentenced to die for a notorious murder he insisted he didn't commit. The case drew Bryan into a tangle of conspiracy, political machination, and legal brinksmanship--and transformed his understanding of mercy and justice forever. Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice"--Amazon.com. 
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<br/><br/> Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2015 Winner 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780812994520 0812994523 9780812984965 081298496X 0812994531 9780812994537 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780812984965  51600 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Random House Inc, Attn Order Entry 400 Hahn rd, Westminster, MD, USA, 21157  SAN 201-3975 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2014430900 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Equal Justice Initiative.<br/>Equal Justice Initiative.<br/> Bitterfeld 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Social reformers--Biography.<br/>Lawyers--Biography.<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States.<br/>LAW--Criminal Law--Sentencing.<br/>POLITICAL SCIENCE--Public Policy.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Penology.<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of.<br/>Lawyers.<br/>Social reformers.<br/>Jurist<br/>Strafverfolgung<br/>Rassismus<br/>Todesstrafe<br/>Social reformers--Biography.<br/>Lawyers--Biography.<br/>Administration of criminal justice--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Autobiography.<br/>Autobiographies<br/>Biography.<br/>Autobiographies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KF373.S743  / A3 2014 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>353.4/8092 B