Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-136).

The sermon in the synagogue in Nazareth: America's prison crisis -- The Gerasene demoniac: mental illness behind bars -- The woman caught in adultery: the death penalty -- John the Baptist's defender: advocacy for and by individual inmates -- John the Baptist's execution: correctional health care -- The good Samaritan: prison rape -- The persistent widow and the unjust judge: parole abolition -- The judgment of the nations: the civil commitment of sex offenders -- The Paraclete: rough justice in the courts -- The Legionnaires in the Praetorium: America's Abu Ghraibs -- Simon of Cyrene: racism in the courts and in prison -- The good thief: correctional education -- The bad thief: life sentences -- The Resurrection: a convict's new life.