The Deserving David Van Deusen Join in the fun by

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The Deserving David Van Deusen Join in the fun byBy: Elizabeth Vartkessian Published by Bloomsbury Publishing, 2026 01 20 A groundbreaking new take on the American justice system from one of its unknown mercy workers, offering a powerful new vision of responsibility, punishment, and repair. We need the work that is mitigation. It is mercy work. Sister Helen Prejean Elizabeth Vartkessian works with criminal defense teams as a mitigation specialist. She isn't part of the Innocence Project; her clients