Los Angeles Valley College Library: Just Mercy resources: Just Mercy & Bryan Stevenson

The Book

The LAVC Library has several print copies of Just Mercy available on reserve for 4-day checkout. Stop by the Library's Circulation Desk in person if you're interested in borrowing a copy. Four ebook copies are also available, which can be read on any device.

The Los Angeles Public library also has many copies of this book available for 2-week checkout as well as ebook options.

Bryan Stevenson Background

Bryan Stevenson TED Talk
"In an engaging and personal talk, human rights lawyer Bryan Stevenson shares some hard truths about America's justice system, starting with a massive imbalance along racial lines: a third of the country's black male population has been incarcerated at some point in their lives." March 2012. Video, 24 minutes.
Bryan Stevenson Website
Bryan Stevenson is the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and a professor of clinical law at New York University Law School. He has won relief for dozens of condemned prisoners, argued five times before the Supreme Court, and won national acclaim for his work challenging bias against the poor and people of color.

Learn About the Cases

Cases Referenced in Just Mercy
Links to the cases mentioned in the book.

Book Reviews

Book Review: Just mercy: A story of justice and redemption
Review by Alissa Sherry in the Journal of Black Psychology
Implementing Just Mercy
Review by William Berry for Texas Law Review
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
Review by Alan Clark for the National Lawyers Guild Review
The Dispossessed
Review by Ted Conover for the New York Times
A Life Spent Vindicating the Innocent
Review by Rob Warden for the Washington Post