Just Mercy is about a lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative that was responsible for freeing or reducing the sentences of wrongfully convicted individuals. Personal stories like the one by Walter McMillan detail the injustices that were experienced through the criminal justice system. It is important to note that Stevenson details the injustices that were experienced during the time that the incarceration rate was shockingly high. The book describes the trial, conviction and the fight for justice of Walter McMillan, who was falsely accused of murdering a white woman. Implicit bias was shown throughout his case simply because he was a black man. Stevenson details his upbringing and how he viewed the injustices that were being done
