The information regarding Bill Hooks' testimony revealed the corruption and racial bias within the department, as well as the wrongful convictions purused and enacted by the criminal justice system.
The Question and Answer section for Just Mercy is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The information regarding Bill Hooks' testimony revealed the corruption and racial bias within the department, as well as the wrongful convictions purused and enacted by the criminal justice system.
The information the officers received from Bill Hooks was a complete fabrication. Bill Hooks made a false statement that framed Walter and led to a false conviction. The discovery that the investigators knowingly and purposely used false...
After six years on death row, Walter McMillian is exonerated and freed. Stevenson recounts how close he and Walter remained after the case closed. Walter's life is not necessarily happy after his release: the trauma of living on death row stays...