Bryan Stevenson Just Mercy

Across the world, there are always happening that innocent people meet with misfortune of the justice system, and they have been sentenced and even put on death row because of the legal errors. In his book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, Bryan Stevenson exposes the broken part of the legal system through describing the real law stories, and he shows the injustice exists in the United States. Just Mercy is also Stevenson’s autobiography that describes the processes of how he challenges the unfair justice system and helps people in need. He dedicates to defend people on death row, appeal the death penalty, and end unfair sentences. In my perspective, Stevenson is an effective and selfless lawyer different than other lawyers

Stevenson and his team win the U.S. Supreme Court issues a categorical ban on a punishment other than the death penalty. “Life imprisonment without parole sentences imposed on children convicted of non-homicide crimes are cruel and unusual punishment and constitutionally impermissible”(295). Two years later, Stevenson wins a constitutional ban on mandatory life- without-parole sentences imposed on children convicted of the homicides. This announcement means there are thousands of prisoners have been related to legal relief and the chance of remission. As Stevenson states, “we’re supposed to sentence people fairly after fully considering their life circumstances, but instead we exploit the inability of the poor to get the legal assistance they need—all so we can kill them with less resistance” (287). He believes people can not be an abuse of power, poverty, inequality and injustice as the weapons to hurt others. In the opinion of Stevenson, forgiveness and mercy are justice. As he states in the book, “When you experience mercy, you learn things that are hard to learn otherwise. You see things you can’t otherwise see; you hear things you can’t otherwise hear. You begin to recognize the humanity that resides in each of us” (290). Stevenson has not only tries to change the unjust judicial decisions, also the social mentality and culture which caused the result. He wakes up the mercy in everyone, and guides to pursue of justice; and also, he tells people to forgive and be kind. Until today, he is still working and serving for those people, and also on his way to the prison and the court. All in all, Stevenson and his team’s effort are starting to take effect across the