Sterling’s new circumstances bring both joy and challenges in ways he hadn’t anticipated.  Meanwhile, legal advocates, community groups, and nonprofit organizations actively work to create alternatives to incarceration by facilitating opportunities for mediation, accountability, and transformation. 

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Correction:  At the end of the episode, we mention the East Bay Arts Alliance.  The correct name is the Eastside Arts Alliance.

Watch as Sterling is moved to tears by a surprise phone call in An Act of Mercy. 

See Grammy Award winner Antonio Sánchez Performs The Bucket.  He also explores the implications of solitary confinement on prisoners.