The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson

This is a double entry, because to really finish the story, you need both books. Bryan Stevenson founded the Equal Justice Initiative which is dedicated to defending poor people and those wrongly convicted. He writes this story about Walter McMillian, who was sentenced to death for a murder he didn’t commit. He also talks about Anthony Ray Hinton, another man he helped free from a death row. . In The Sun Does Shine, Anthony Ray Hinton tells his story of living for over three decades in jail for a crime he didn’t commit, and how he worked to find peace with his situation, and eventually, to find his freedom.