It’s an excellent book that uses Stevenson’s hard work to free people from unjust and wrong convictions to spotlight the systematic issues that target Black, brown, and marginalized people. It is one of those books that I think everyone should read, but I also don’t believe in reading only one book on a topic. Systematic issues affect a great deal of people and listening to as many voices as possible is always my goal. With that in mind, I’ve rounded up more books to read after you’ve read Just Mercy, from memoirs of lawyers who recount their cases and experiences with our unjust criminal system to memoirs by people who have been wrongly incarcerated for years, some of whom were on death row, and a journalist who went undercover in the private prison system. You can learn more about Bryan Stevenson’s Equal Justice Initiative, along with how to donate. And here’s a deep dive inside prison newspapers. Bonus: Karen Chilton does a great job narrating the audiobook. Bonus: if you’re a fan of author narrated audiobooks, pick that format. Bonus: if you’re a fan of author narrated audiobooks, pick that format. Bonus: if you’re a fan of author narrated audiobooks, pick that format. If you audiobook, I highly recommend that format as Prentice Onayemi is an excellent narrator.
