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When it Comes to Criminals, What is Society Willing to Forgive?

When it comes to crime, what is our society willing — and not willing — to forgive and what does it mean for folks (like ex-convicts) who seek that forgiveness after paying their debts? We explore the concept of forgiveness with Tamler Sommers, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of […]

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When it comes to crime, what is our society willing — and not willing — to forgive and what does it mean for folks (like ex-convicts) who seek that forgiveness after paying their debts?

We explore the concept of forgiveness with Tamler Sommers, an associate professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Houston, and Charles Hearne from the nonprofit Prison Entrepreneurship Program,

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

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Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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