Activist seeks to help young readers understand mass incarceration

“Bryan Stevenson is the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, a non-profit organization that provides legal representation for inmates and works to end mass incarceration. Stevenson, who has won national acclaim for his work as an advocate for poor, neglected and marginalized people in America, recently adapted his 2014 bestseller “Just Mercy” for young adult readers. It takes a close look at the justice system and details his challenges as a lawyer fighting injustice.“

CBS 12 Chattanooga

September 19, 2018