America's democracy affirms the values of justice for all and the rule of law. Learn more about how this works in your community. Members of your group could attend courtroom proceedings. You could arrange to visit prisoners or to correspond regularly with them about how they are treated and their sense of how justice is being served. Also, check out how you can offer friendship, counseling services, or legal referrals to immigrants being held in detention centers. Such activities demonstrate compassion and mercy; they also encourage you to face the shadow side of American life.
— Kristin Ritzau in Practicing Democracy with Your Faith Community by Kristin Ritzau, Mary Ann Brussat