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1.According to your text, who is Bryan Stevenson, where is he from, and how did he become 

   involved with the work he describes in Just Mercy?  According to Just Mercy what did  

   Stevenson earn for the work he performed?  

2.According to Just Mercy, who was Walter and what crimes was he accused of  

   committing? Who were the witnesses against him and who was eager to testify on his  

   behalf?  

3.Who was Charlie and what crime did he commit?  What punishment did he receive for 

    his crime?  What chilling experience did he disclose to Bryan Stevenson?  How old was 

    Charlie when Stevenson first met him?  How was he physically described?  

4.According to Stevenson, who was Herbert Richardson and in what way was his story like so 

    many others’ like him?  What crime did he commit and why?  What injustice did Stevenson  

    feel Richardson may have experienced?   

5.What startling experience experienced and described by Stevenson is also disclosed by 

    by Michelle Alexander in her YouTube video addressed delivered at The University of 

    Chicago?  Does Alexander and others believe Stevenson’s personal experience which  

    happened outside his rented apartment was rare or uncommon for those who look like 

    Stevenson?   

6.Who is Michelle Alexander and what organization did she work for in California 

    when she experienced what she describes as her “awakening”? 

7.How does Alexander explain the problem of mass incarceration?  How did it occur? 

    Where did it come from and on whom was its impact most keenly felt, in her view? 

8.Describe the unique features of the US criminal justice system.  What are its 

   unique characteristics according to Stevenson and class lectures?  How many people 

   are trapped in the US criminal justice system according to Stevenson and class lectures 

   and what other countries around the world have similarly sized prison populations?  

9.Based on your reading and video viewing, what is the strongest argument you can make 

   in support of maintaining the death penalty in the US?  Based on your reading and video  

   viewing, what are the strongest arguments you can make against maintaining the death 

   penalty in the US? 

10.Who was Darnell Houston?  What crucial role did he play?  How was he intimidated? 

      Who in Stevenson’s opinion sought to intimidate him?