Characters
I am the lawyer who moved to Alabama to help people on death row.
Bryan Stevenson
This is the name of the state where the story takes place
Alabama
True or False: Walter was at a fish fry with dozens of people when the murder happened.
This term refers to treating someone unfairly because of the color of their skin.
Discrimination or Racism
This is the name for the group of 12 citizens who listen to the evidence and decide if a person is guilty or not.
The jury
I am the man who was falsely accused of a crime because of a rumor about a "white girlfriend.
Walter McMillian
Bryan found a recording of this person admitting that the police forced them to lie about Walter.
Ralph Myers
What was outlawed for juveniles in prison?
Life sentences
This is the term for being "broken" but still deserving of help and kindness.
Mercy
This word means to be treated as if you are "less than human" or a "thing." Stevenson says the prison system does this to inmates.
Dehumanization
I was the main witness who lied in court and said I saw Walter at the crime scene.
Ralph Myers
This was the main reason the jury in the new trial location was unfair to Walter
The Jury was almost all white (or lack of diversity) which made their decisions biased from racism.
What was the location of the murder scene for Walter's case?
a cleaners
What is a recidivism rate
The rate of a released inmate who is likely to return to jail
We have been critiquing the program that we have described as the unfair treatment of people based on their race, often built into the laws themselves.
Criminal Justice System (CJI)
Double Trouble: I am inmate with a mental disability who like chocolate milkshakes
Avery Jenkins
Why was Walter was finally let out of prison?
Bryan appealed for his case to be heard again
What group was the most supportive of Walter at his appeal case?
The black/church community
What is incarceration?
Currently being in jail
Bryan Stevenson tells an __________ about how his grandfather was innocently killed by a group of adolescent teens.
Anecdote
Double Trouble: I was killed in the crime Walter McMillain was accused of
Rhonda Morrison
How did they try to pin Walter as the killer in his murder case?
They framed him as driving the truck at the scene of the murder
What prison rioted due to the improper treatment for inmates?
Attica Prison Riot
Double Trouble: What is an Alibi?
This is a piece of evidence that proves a person was somewhere else when a crime happened.
Why was the death penalty not allowed in certain states?
Cruel and Unusual