Nonfiction Packet

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Across
  1. 3. – What keeps many prisoners going.
  2. 4. – The victim in McMillian’s case.
  3. 5. – Veteran executed despite clear evidence of trauma.
  4. 6. – Early release from prison with conditions.
  5. 8. – The nonprofit organization Stevenson founded.
  6. 12. – A core theme of the book.
  7. 13. – Sheriff responsible for McMillian’s wrongful conviction.
  8. 14. – Man sentenced to death despite his intellectual disability.
  9. 16. – Unfair prejudice affecting legal decisions.
  10. 17. – Term for imprisonment.
  11. 19. – A court that reviews lower court decisions.
  12. 20. – To clear someone of wrongdoing.
  13. 24. – What Stevenson argues the justice system lacks.
  14. 25. – What McMillian and others demonstrate.
  15. 26. – District Attorney involved in McMillian’s case.
  16. 29. – A deal where a defendant pleads guilty for a lesser sentence.
  17. 33. – Type of confinement some prisoners face.
  18. 35. – The ultimate penalty imposed in death row cases.
  19. 37. – Lawyer who brings criminal charges.
  20. 38. – Prison where McMillian was held on death row.
Down
  1. 1. – Witness pressured into false testimony against McMillian.
  2. 2. – McMillian’s hometown, also linked to To Kill a Mockingbird.
  3. 4. – Woman sentenced to life for killing an abusive partner.
  4. 7. – Punishment assigned by a judge.
  5. 9. – McMillian’s defense attorney at trial.
  6. 10. – Prisoner sentenced to death at 16.
  7. 11. – Wrongfully convicted man at the heart of the book’s main case.
  8. 13. – Teenage girl given life without parole for a tragic accident.
  9. 15. – Legal process of challenging a conviction.
  10. 18. – The state where most of the book takes place.
  11. 21. – Central setting for many cases in the book.
  12. 22. – The book’s key message.
  13. 23. – Statement given by a witness in court.
  14. 27. – The lawyer who founded EJI and wrote Just Mercy.
  15. 28. – One of Stevenson’s first clients, offering a memorable hug.
  16. 30. – Payment allowing temporary release from jail.
  17. 31. – A theme Stevenson believes in.
  18. 32. – Major factor in wrongful convictions.
  19. 34. – When a case is heard again in court.
  20. 36. – Many prisoners suffer from this before incarceration.