Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice Free Audiobook Download by Bryan Stevenson

The audiobook is narrated by Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer who has made it his life's mission to help the poor and those wrongfully condemned. He says “nobody was ever born in a jail cell.”

"I've said it many times, the story of America's criminal justice system is a story of fear," says Bryan Stevenson in Just Mercy. "It's a story of fear and hopelessness."

Bryan Stevenson is an amazing man. After graduating law school, he founded the Equal Justice Initiative and has since been fighting for justice on behalf of capital defendants and juveniles in need. He has also written three books with his partner and brother of a woman who was murdered while waiting trial. This time around, Bryan tells the story of a young black man who received a death sentence from an all-white jury after being convicted of killing a white police officer. Despite the odds stacked against him, their extraordinary efforts lead to an unexpected outcome that ultimately sets an unbelievable example for others in the criminal justice system.

Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults) is a powerful and suspenseful true story about the fight for justice. Author Bryan Stevenson describes the complexity of his struggles with his own life, and how that shaped the work he does now. His first job as a lawyer was to defend an innocent man on death row who was sentenced to die for killing one of his high school friends in a fight. It's easy to get caught up in the drama of what happens next - but what's interesting is that Stevenson doesn't want to abandon this man or give up fighting for him. He wants to help other people like him by training other lawyers, making sure they know their rights when going before judges, and why being poor does

Bryan Stevenson is a lawyer and activist in Atlanta, GA. His work has focused on representing the poor, underprivileged minority defendants who are so often denied adequate representation in the criminal justice system. He also founded The Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) to address racial disparities in sentencing and prison conditions that plague America’s poor. In Just Mercy, Bryan tells two true stories about his life: how he became a lawyer; and what it was like to grow up as one of 11 children in the Jim Crow South.

"Just Mercy" is a compelling documentary-style flick about Bryan Stevenson, a lawyer from Montgomery, Alabama who has dedicated his life to fighting for justice and equal rights for the mentally ill. As one of the many powerful testimonies in the film, Stevenson's case against racism and the prison industrial complex show us both the ideals that have sustained him and the costs he has paid for them. Not only are we given an opportunity to watch and listen to Bryan's life story, but we also get to hear it in narrated audiobook form.