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Sep 26, 2024 · In 1985 he graduated from Harvard with a master’s degree in public policy and a law degree. He subsequently joined SCHR and took on cases of death-row inmates who were thought to have been unfairly convicted or sentenced.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
During law school, as part of a class on race and poverty litigation with Elizabeth Bartholet, he worked for Stephen Bright's Southern Center for Human Rights, an organization that represents death-row inmates throughout the South. [4] During this work, Stevenson found his career calling. [4]
As of July 1, 2024, there were 2,213 death row inmates in the United States, including 48 women. [1] The number of death row inmates changes frequently with new convictions, appellate decisions overturning conviction or sentence alone, commutations, or deaths (through execution or otherwise). [2]
Nov 11, 2019 · Equal Justice Initiative Bryan Stevenson took on Alabama death row inmate Walter McMillian’s case in post-conviction. Stevenson’s fight to prove McMillian’s innocence is the true story behind the upcoming film, Just Mercy.
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Feb 18, 2020 · “Just Mercy,” the film based on the memoir of the same name by Harvard Law graduate Bryan Stevenson, ends with a sobering statistic: For every nine people executed in this country, one person on death row has been exonerated.
Oct 2, 2009 · The story of Troy Anthony Davis’ case began on August 19, 1989 with the shooting death of police officer Mark MacPhail in a Savannah, Georgia Burger King. Two years later, Troy Anthony Davis was convicted and sentenced to death.
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Sep 5, 2018 · Students learn lessons with Law School Professor Carol Steiker, who teaches “Capital Punishment in America” in the fall and a clinic in the spring. Her students represent death row prisoners by working as interns with law firms, NGOs, and governmental agencies.
