The Sun Does Shine (Young Readers Edition): An Innocent Man, a Wrongful Conviction, and the Long Path to Justice

A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year

The Sun Does Shine is an extraordinary testament to the power of hope sustained through the darkest times, now adapted for younger readers, with a revised foreword by Just Mercy author Bryan Stevenson.

In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was arrested and charged with two counts of capital murder in Alabama. Stunned, confused, and only 29 years old, Hinton knew that it was a case of mistaken identity and believed that the truth would prove his innocence and ultimately set him free.

But with a criminal justice system with the cards stacked against Black men, Hinton was sentenced to death. He spent his first three years on Death Row in despairing silence--angry and full of hatred for all those who had sent an innocent man to his death. But as Hinton realized and accepted his fate, he resolved not only to survive, but find a way to live on Death Row. For the next twenty-seven years he was a beacon--transforming not only his own spirit, but those of his fellow inmates. With the help of civil rights attorney and bestselling author of Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson, Hinton won his release in 2015.

With themes both timely and timeless, Hinton's memoir tells his dramatic 30-year journey and shows how you can take away a man's freedom, but you can't take away his imagination, humor, or joy.

Author: Anthony Ray Hinton, Lara Love Hardin, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Publisher: Square Fish
Published: 06/18/2024
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.70h x 5.80w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781250327116
ISBN10: 1250327113
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography | General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Law & Crime
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Prejudice & Racism

About the Author
Anthony Ray Hinton spent nearly thirty years on death row for crimes he didn't commit. Released in April 2015, Hinton now speaks widely on prison reform and the power of faith and forgiveness. He lives in Alabama.