Mercy Me

It dawned on me only afterward that I had read two consecutive books with mercy in the title and then another about the power of forgiveness.

"The power of just mercy is that it belongs to the undeserving.  It's when mercy is least expected that it's most potent - strong enough to break the cycle of victimization and victimhood, retribution and suffering." 

- Stevenson B. Just Mercy p. 317 (Libby version)

Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson is a book everyone should read.  And I'd recommend to follow it up with The Sun Does Shine by Anthony Ray Hinton.

"I was born with the same gift from God we are all born with - the impulse to reach out and lessen the suffering of another human being.  It was a gift, and we each had a choice whether to use this gift or not. 

- Hinton, A. R. The Sun Does Shine p. 140

Neither are easy reads but they shouldn't be.  Criminal justice reform, wrongful conviction, and the death penalty are topics from which most would want to turn away rather than turn towards.  For ways you can get involved, the Equal Justice Initiative is a good place to start.