Additional funding is provided by. Corporate funding is provided by. Welcome to firing line,n brevenson. Thank you. You are the cofounder and the executive director the equal Justice Initiative in montgomery, alabama. And you have won relief for more than 130 death row inmates and hundreds of other accused and have argued five cas in front of the Supreme Court of the uted states. Now a hollywood movie, a major motion picture, is coming out about your life based on the booyou wrote, just mercy. Im going to show you a clip of that movie. Lets take a loost the fime i visited death row, i wasnt expecting to meet somebody the same age as me. Your life is still meaningful, and im gonna do everying possible to keep them w taking it. You dont kat youre into down here in alabama, where youre guilty from thet youre born. Guard. Mr. Mcmillian. Were done here. Mr. Mcmillian, please. You sawamie foxx there, who plays Walter Mcmillian. Yes. An innocent man who is sentenced to death by a judgee with
Additional funding is provided by. Corporate funding is provided by. Welcome to firing line, Bryan Stevenson. Thank you. You are the cofounder and the executive dictor the equal Justice Initiative in montgomery, alabama. And you have won relief for more than 130 death row inmates and hundreds of other accused and have argued five cases in front of the Supreme Courtof he United States. Now a hollywood movie,ma r motion picture, is coming out about your life based on the book you wrote, just merc im going to show you a clip of that movie. Lets take a look. The first time i visited death row, i wasnt expecting to meet somebody the same age as me. Your life is still meaningful, and im gonna do Everything Possible to keep them from taking it. You dont know what youre into down he in alabama, where youre guilty from the moment youre born. Rd. G mr. Mcmillian. Were done here. Mr. Mcmillian, please. You saw jamie foxx there, who plays Walter Mcmillian. Yes. An innocent man who is sentenced to
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