In the film Stevenson visits several clients in prison for crimes they did not commit. His work, and the work of the EJI, is to provide legal help those who have received unjust prison sentences.
One of the clients Stevenson meets with is Walter McMillan, played by Jamie Foxx. In McMillan's case, a young woman was murdered at a dry cleaners. McMillan was pulled over by police and arrested for the crime, although he had absolutely nothing to do with the murder.
A wonderful companion piece to this film is the documentary "True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality." The documentary looks deeper into the McMillan case and others included in "Just Mercy."
Now streaming for free on every platform, "Just Mercy", 5 stars.
"True Justice: Bryan Stevenson's Fight for Equality", in its entirety, free on YouTube:
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