Amy Louise Sortino

The Fourteenth Juror (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Fourteenth Juror is a raw, unflinching memoir of survival, trauma, and transformation. Amy Louise Sortino was acquitted at trialbut her real sentence began afterward.

At just eighteen, postpartum and on house arrest, she endured incarceration, addiction, media vilification, and the crushing weight of a system that never asked who she wasonly what she had been accused of. But this isn't just a story of harm. It's a story of healing, truth-telling, and redemption.

From jailhouse motherhood to policy advocacy, Amy exposes the failures of mandatory sentencing, the cruelty of the commutation process, and the forgotten humanity of those buried under life-without-parole. Her journey intertwines with that of Claudio, the man she lovedand lostto the same courtroom that let her walk free.

With piercing honesty and unshakable resolve, The Fourteenth Juror calls readers not just to witness injusticebut to challenge it. Because sometimes, the real verdict comes after the courtroom closes.

For readers of Just Mercy, Solitary, and The Sun Does Shine.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Amy Louise Sortino
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798891703858
• Artikelnr.: 74246040

Autorenporträt

Amy Louise Sortino was charged under the felony murder rule at the age of 18 and later acquitted. Her lived experience with incarceration, addiction, violence, motherhood, and survival now fuels her fight for justice, dignity, and second chances.

Amy is the founder of Reentry Ready, a nonprofit preparing incarcerated individualsespecially those serving life sentencesfor meaningful reentry. As a Peer Specialist, she facilitates healing-centered workshops for incarcerated individuals and works directly with lawmakers to promote fairer, more humane policies.

She serves on the board of a nonprofit focused on restorative justice for juveniles, and leads statewide advocacy efforts to end death by incarceration. Amy believes we must not only clear broken systemsbut also prevent people from ever entering them.

She lives in Pennsylvania with her youngest child and, a dog and three cats (including a tortie who talks back). She believes that no one is beyond redemptionnot even the system itself.