“Don’t Come—Your Sister’s Boyfriend Is a Judge,” My Dad Texted—Monday Morning, He Learned Who Really Was

to participate in treatment. Incarceration in this case would serve no purpose other than punishment, and punishment without rehabilitation is not justice.”

I saw the public defender’s eyes widen with hope.

“I’m sentencing the defendant to three years of supervised release with mandatory drug treatment, community service, and regular reporting. If he continue reading …