Name: The Redemption Project
Uploaded: 2025-04-23T03:15:04.000Z
Description: The Redemption Project and Van Jones follow the victim of a life-altering crime -- or surviving family members -- as they journey to meet face-to-face with their offender in the hopes of finding answers or seeking some sense of closure.

The Redemption Project and Van Jones follow the victim of a life-altering crime -- or surviving family members -- as they journey to meet face-to-face with their offender in the hopes of finding answers or seeking some sense of closure.

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Van Jones heads to the Last Frontier to witness the first-ever dialogue between a victim and an offender in the history of the Alaskan prison system. Terria Walters, whose son was killed in a drug deal gone bad, wants to meet with the convicted killer

A Mother's Justice

Mariah Lucas is a 25-year-old mother of three whose own mother was murdered when Mariah was a toddler. Armed with a slew of unanswered questions about that night, Mariah wrote to the man who stabbed her mom in a drug-fueled dispute over money.

My Mother's Murder

Karen and David Stokes struggle to care for their daughter Ashlee, who suffers from cognitive and physical impairment after a drunk driver hit her at age 15. The family wants to sit down with the woman who was behind the wheel that day 10 years ago.

Life Forever Altered

Donald Lacy's daughter was murdered in a gang-related shooting when she was just 16 years old. Now, he wants to meet with the man who took his daughter's life to answer nagging questions about what really happened the night of the incident.

Drive-By Death

Michelle Walter is a mother in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, whose son Nathan was killed in a tragic car accident. She has taught many of the young people in this tiny rural community, so after the accident, she immediately recognized the man who killed her son.

Small Town Reckoning

Thomas Morgan, a former sheriff who was shot and left to die while responding to a call, has struggled to come to terms with the attack and its implications. Twenty years later, he wants to meet with Jason Samuel, the gang member who pulled the trigger.

Officer Down

Joshua "Gunner" Johnson struggles with PTSD and a spinal injury after being shot in 1994. Now, he wants to know why his friend would shoot him and kill another.

Left for Dead

Mario Gonzalez-Tello was killed when he tried to stop a robbery. For over a decade, his sons have been haunted by questions about what happened that night, and they want to meet the shooter to find the truth and see if he's a changed man.

The Redemption Project

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