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Change of heart : justice, mercy, and making peace with my sister’s killer.

Bishop, Jeanne
June 4, 2015

Source: (2015) Louisville, Kentucky : Westminster John Knox Press.

“The story of [an] uneven journey to confronting and reconciling with [the teenager who murdered Bishop’s sister and brother-in-law, taking] on the larger issues of restorative justice, life sentences, and incarceration in the criminal justice system, … [acknowledging] the personal cost of advocating for mercy for people convicted of serious crimes”–from Amazon.com.

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