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I read Brad Foster’s letter on chemical castration (Mailbag, June 2025) with some interest and I found myself agreeing with him. As someone who regularly struggles with depression and the issues that serotonin imbalance can cause, I worry about the impact of a drug that forcibly reduces serotonin levels. Would the government pay out if a sex offender taking the

A recent cohort study involving over 3.25 million U.S. adults examined the impact of individual and community-level incarceration on mortality rates. The findings revealed that individuals incarcerated at the time of the survey faced a 39% higher risk of all-cause mortality and more than triple the risk of overdose mortality compared to those not incarcerated. Additionally, higher county-level incarceration rates

Few crimes elicit society’s rancor and scorn like sex abuse. Whether it’s the vulnerability of the victims or the intimacy of the assault, sex crimes have a unique stigma that follows offenders into prison. This presents a challenge not just for society, but especially for Christians, who believe in God’s radical love and forgiveness, even for sex offenders. Circles of

This case has nothing to do with sex offender issues. But it is another example in what is becoming an ongoing “Unequal Justice” series, highlighting how laws in our country often seem to bend for those with money, power, or connections, while others face the full weight of the system. A few years ago Carolina Amesty rose quickly in Florida’s

A FREE online course is being offered by the Hinda Institute, designed to bring the newly released up to speed on the latest technology. If you’ve recently returned from a period of incarceration or want to beef up your resume with some skills that will help you find a better job or navigate new technology (such as AI), this might