Is There Room for Forgiveness in Our Legal System?

Evangelical theology has often promoted a punitive form of incarceration. A science-based therapy program looks deeper.

Illustration by Juan Bernabeu

IN 2017, SYLVESTER JACKSON joined a forgiveness therapy group simply to get out of his cell in a maximum-security prison—he might not have participated otherwise.

This happenstance involvement profoundly impacted the course of his life. Now living in Milwaukee, Wis., he leads community members whose lives have been impacted by the criminal justice system through the same course.

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