Yay! I am very glad that this book is touching you like it touched me, Linda. I’m not surprised though; I know you have such a sweet, tender spirit. What continues to amaze me even months after I finished this book is how I continue to hear stories almost weekly that relate to this. Things I wouldn’t have noticed before. 🙁 I’m grateful for open eyes; now I need to figure out how to have open hands to do something about it all.

Lisa, I am close to the end of Bryan Stevenson’s book and find it beyond my comprehension that so many are put into prison with so little defense, if any in some cases. I am stunned that we imprison so many in this country. I am appalled at the way prisoners are treated. I am just blown away, Lisa, by some judicial ways. Tears have welled up a number of times in the reading of the powerful book. Oh, that we would each and all come under the love of Christ, loving one another as He wants us to, that we would treat each other as unto Him. So much…so much here!
Thank you for sharing this book. I have two chapters left and just had to share this with you, even before I am done.

How interesting about your local college, Ceil! I imagine you do hear quite a few interesting stories come from there. They could probably write several volumes themselves about the subject. Hope you’re having a great Saturday!

I think I first heard of this from another blogger and added it to my TBR pile from her blog. I love that we pick up so many great books from each other. Thanks for stopping in, Candace.

You likely know more about Anthony’s story than I do, Pamela. I’ve only watched one short clip online; everything else has just been newspaper articles. I do pray that people will be patient with him as he readjusts and will flood him with mercy. We all need it; yes, so grateful we receive it daily from God!

This makes me happy, Linda. I pray that this book will be as moving to you as it was to me. I’ve got a strong feeling it will. 😉

I agree with you, Joanna. There is definitely a problem with our punitive system in the U.S. I don’t know the answer for it, but I do know we need to keep working together to find a better way.

Oh! Ok, I see that you said that now but I missed it. Well, either which way this book sounds interesting.

Just to be clear though–this book isn’t about the Anthony Hinton case (although I wonder now if he was mentioned in it?). But it includes another case that is similar that threads throughout the whole book. It really is fascinating (and sad and happy).