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emmaconghaile's review against another edition
4.0
I was very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this book. Despite it being a summer reading requirement, I was able to dive into Stevenson’s life and care about the people he was talking about. The book showed me how people are making strides in any way they can, and also showed me a side of the criminal justice system that a white woman like me will never experience. I am now firmly against the death penalty as a result of this book and am decidedly more educated about certain practices that go on in this country.
gabrose's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
pothosethos's review against another edition
5.0
Heavy, but necessary. Illuminates the humans stories of those we have locked up and forgot about. Connects how we punish people for being poor, details mass incarceration. Asks poingant questions about capital punishment.
thatgirlm3gan's review against another edition
4.5
i had to read this for school so. i love that fact that it’s based on a true story and problems going around till this day but i didn’t like how it was case after case
atrautmann217's review against another edition
5.0
This book was an absolutely inspiring, thrilling, and emotional read! I’m so glad to have picked it up. I couldn’t put it down.
erinfinn5's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.75
Very inspiring, though a bit simple. This is, of course, due to its young adult status. Should I read the full version, I’m sure I’ll give it a higher ranking.
cockyspaniel's review against another edition
emotional
informative
sad
4.75
Intense, moving, a call to action, nonfiction, memoir.
Favorite quotes:
“capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment."
“In the early 1970s, the prison population was 300,000 people; currently, it’s 2.3 million people.”
“Today, over 50 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States have a diagnosed mental illness.”
“In the United States, the number of women sent to prison increased 646 percent between 1980 and 2010.”
Favorite quotes:
“capital punishment means them without the capital get the punishment."
“In the early 1970s, the prison population was 300,000 people; currently, it’s 2.3 million people.”
“Today, over 50 percent of prison and jail inmates in the United States have a diagnosed mental illness.”
“In the United States, the number of women sent to prison increased 646 percent between 1980 and 2010.”