Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

About this episode

The episode discusses the flaws in the American justice system through the true story of Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully sentenced to death.

What happens when the system designed to protect us condemns an innocent man to die? In Just Mercy, lawyer Bryan Stevenson pulls back the curtain on America’s flawed justice system through the harrowing true story of Walter McMillian, a man on death row for a crime he didn’t commit.

People in this episode

Host: Summaia

Topics covered

• justice system
• innocence
• death row
• legal advocacy
• redemption

Keywords

• justice
• innocent man
• death penalty
• Bryan Stevenson
• Walter McMillian
• legal system
• redemption

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Just Mercy

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