Mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian with The Deserving

For readers of Just Mercy and The New Jim Crow, let us introduce a groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown “mercy workers,” mitigation specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian. In The Deserving, she offers a powerful new vision of responsibility and repair for those condemned and incarcerated. In an era of dangerous rollbacks and record-high executions, The Deserving is an inspiring argument for true rehabilitation replacing retribution. Come meet Vartkessian and learn more about her work. Tuesday, June 30 at 6pm (note the slightly later start time), in conversation with Carla Crowder, Executive Director of Alabama Appleseed.