iawoenam 's review for:

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

5.0

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I expected a book that'd frustrate me about our criminal justice system. I read a book that made me frustrated at the world we live in. So many emotions. I can't fathom the years lost in prison for crimes you were falsely accused of. I can't imagine the inhumanity in locking up folks for things that happened when they were teenagers. For those who were put in adult prison, I cannot imagine the trauma they experienced. For folks like George Skinny, my heartaches.

I found it very timely to read about Bryan Stevenson's work and the impact he had on families and communities. I am in the midst of my own life crisis or whatnot and I'm reassured that as long as I'm helping people, I'm helping the world.