⚠️ TW: injustice, racism, murder, drug use, death, suicide, violence, abuse ⚠️ This book focuses on mass imprisonment and extreme punishment in America as well as the injustice surrounding the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in society and how these people are so easily condemned, whilst also telling the stories of some of those who Stevenson met through his work that were wrongly convicted. Some of the statistics and points discussed in this book truly shocked me despite already having a fair view of the American justice system from research I've done in the past and it sickened me knowing the extent and amount of people that are still experiencing these levels of injustice in the 21st century. For example, the prison population in America has increased from 300,000 in the early 70's to 2.3 million when this book was published which is the highest rate of imprisonment in the world. And, there are nearly 6 million on probation or parole with 1 in every 15 people born in the US in 2001 being expected to go to jail at some point in their lives and 1 in every 3 are black males. These numbers even include children, some of which have been condemned to life imprisonment without parole and 3000 of those have been sentenced to die in prison. Some states don't even have a minimum age for prosecuting children as adults and the US have sent a quarter million children to adult jails and prisons for long term or life sentences, some of which are under the age of 12. This read is so hauntingly page turning, eye opening and so interesting and has really refreshed in my mind the state of the American justice system from the view of a lawyer himself while being so well written and emotional. Overall, I highly recommend giving this one a read.