Analysis Of Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy

INTRODUCTION Looking at the cover of the book, Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redempt, written by Bryan Stevenson, one could not understand what would be thrown at them after opening the crisp pages. Breaking the title of the book down, we know what ‘mercy’ is defined as the feeling toward offenders through a person with the ability to oversee justice within our system. Furthermore, the two words ‘just mercy’ is implied that our officials that are administering the justice within our system

introducing new conversations. “Just Mercy”, a novel shining light on the countless injustices of the criminal justice system, is narrated and inspired by a young lawyer who represents the most desperate and vulnerable victims of the criminal justice system in America; these being the poor, the innocent, and the wrongfully condemned. Further, the novel calls attention to compassion in the pursuit of justice, as creating compassion within the system will push towards new analysis of law and order’s place

the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond. In ‘Nobody,’ published earlier this year, Hill sets the scene of social injustice through his analysis of the vulnerable, providing a snapshot of social upheaval. Two other literary works, $2.00 a Day: Living on Almost Nothing in America by Kathryn Edin and Luke Shaefer, and Bryan Stevenson’s book, Just Mercy: A story of justice and redemption, additionally seek to describe how social injustices and economic issues manifest in America. Together, all

Court systems have checks and balances in place to limit the possibility of racial discriminations, such as the jury system; yet police officers who have rights over those of citizens are able to implement their own racial biases in their day to day jobs. The Netflix documentary, 13th, directed by Ava DuVernay, highlights the fact that, despite the number of laws incorporated into US law to limit racial discriminations, there are still plenty of loopholes that allow the issue to remain relevant.

Justin Cao English 1102 Professor Dolloff March 2, 2016 Dying to Live In 1973, Roe v. Wade ruled a state law that banned abortions, except in the cases of risking the life of the mother, unconstitutional (Garrow 833). The Court ruled that states were forbidden from regulating or outlawing abortion performed during the first trimester of a woman’s pregnancy, could pass abortion regulations if they were related to the health of the mother in the second and third trimesters, and pass abortion laws