Part 1. The roots and evolution of mass incarceration. The war on drugs

How did we get here? From black codes to neoslavery

Beyond law and order

Three overlooked pipelines: mental health, private prisons, and immigration

The school-to-prison pipeline

Part 2. The church's witness and testimony. Protestant reformers: prophetic activism, nonviolence, and God's wrath

The prisoners' pastor: chaplaincy and theology's institutional impact

The spirit of punishment: atonement, penal substitution, and the wrath of God

Atonement and sanctifying retribution

Divine justice is inherently restorative

Holy interruptions: dismantling mass incarceration.