After reading chapter 14 in Just Mercy, I was overcome with emotion and empathy for the characters that the book discussed especially Walter. If I was to be put on death row for years and one day be declared innocent I would feel extremely mixed emotions. I would of course feel relived because now I would not be killed for a crime that I did not commit. I also think I would also be angry because the US legal system is obviously corrupt. Lastly, I think I would feel sad for the horrible conditions that so many had to endure in prison especially for the inmates who where innocent for their crimes. “Walter was not the first person to be released from death row after being proved innocent. Several dozen innocent people who had been wrongly condemned to death row had been freed before him.” This quote makes me angry because many others had to go through the same hardship that Walter did and be shamed for so long for something they did not do.