
September 30, 2020
Sen. Juan Barnett, D-Heidelberg, chairman of the Senate Corrections Committee, was only 20 when his father was murdered. Over time, he exchanged hatred for forgiveness—a transformation that guides him as he pursues criminal-justice and parole reform in Mississippi. Forgiveness, he says, heals victims and perpetrators alike. Photo by Rogelio V. Solis via AP