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1) The sun does shine: an innocent man, a wrongful conviction, and the long path to justice

Author

Hinton, Anthony Ray

Language

English

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"Adapted for young readers, this true story follows a man who spent thirty years on death row for a crime he didn't commit and how he transformed not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates, until his release in 2015."--

2) Just mercy: a story of justice and redemption

Author

Stevenson, Bryan

Series

Read Across Rhode Island Selection

Language

English

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Black History Month

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An unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted young lawyer's coming of age, a moving window into the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring argument for compassion in the pursuit of true justice

3) Correction: parole, prison, and the possibility of change

Author

Austen, Ben

Publisher

Flatiron Books

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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Barrington New Books - Adult - Nonfiction

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"From the critically acclaimed author of High-risers comes a groundbreaking and honest investigation into the crisis of the American criminal justice system-through the lens of parole. Perfect for fans of Michelle Alexander's The New Jim Crow and Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy The United States, alone, locks up a quarter of the world's incarcerated people. And yet apart from clichés-paying a debt to society; you do the crime, you do the time-there...

4) Until we reckon: violence, mass incarceration, and a road to repair

Author

Sered, Danielle

Language

English

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In the eloquent tradition of Bryan Stevenson's Just Mercy, an award-winning leader in the movement to end mass incarceration takes on the vexing problem of violent crime. Although over half the people incarcerated in America today have committed violent offenses, the focus of reformers has been almost entirely on nonviolent and drug offenses. Danielle Sered's brilliant and groundbreaking Until We Reckon steers directly and unapologetically into the...

5) Just mercy: adapted for young adults : a true story of the fight for justice

Author

Stevenson, Bryan

Series

Read Across Rhode Island Selection

Publisher

Delacorte Press

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

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In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work'proceeds of...