Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (One World Essentials)

Why I recommend it

Stevenson brings us close to the people behind cases in the criminal justice system. It’s a book about the work of seeking justice and the care it takes to keep seeing a whole person.

What stayed with me

A label can make it easy to stop being curious about someone. Listening to a person’s story asks more of us than deciding we already know who they are.

Who it’s useful for

Readers interested in justice, empathy, and the lives affected by incarceration.

A tension or limitation

The individual stories are powerful. Understanding how the wider system works also takes attention to policy, history, and experiences beyond these cases.