Join the Criminology department in a discussion on best-selling memoir and movie, Just Mercy . Just Mercy is the true-story of Bryan Stevenson, a recent Harvard graduate and defense attorney who moved to Alabama to represent the wrongly condemned or those unable to afford proper representation.

The movie focuses on one of Stevenson’s first cases: the appeal of Walter McMillian. In 1987, McMillian was sentenced to the death penalty for the murder of an 18-year-old woman, despite much evidence proving his innocence.

Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative (https://justmercy.eji.org/) in 1989 and has continued to be a force in challengingthe bias against the poor and minorities in the criminal justice system.

The movie, starring Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Foxx, can be streamed for free from multiple sources. Use this link to find a provider: https://www.justmercyfilm.com/

We encourage watching the movie prior to the discussion but this not required to participate in the discussion.