“The Sun Does Shine” is a remarkable book about a black prisoner, Anthony Ray Hinton, who spent 30 years on Alabama’s death row for a crime he didn’t commit. I haven’t read the book yet, but my oldest son said it was fascinating. 54 of his fellow inmates were executed a few feet from his cell. He founded a prison book group, which helped the inmates talk about their lives. With the help of Bryan Stevenson, civil rights attorney and best selling author of “Just Mercy”, Hinton was released in 2015. Mr. Stevenson has represented scores of wrongly condemned prisoners during his 30 years of law practice, but he says,”No one has inspired me more than Anthony Ray Hinton, and I believe his compelling and unique story will similarly inspire our nation and readers all over the world.” Hinton said that not one person has apologized and he doubts they ever will, but he forgave them. In his own words, this is what he says about forgiveness. ” I chose to forgive. I chose to stay vigilant to any sign of anger or hate in my heart. They took 30 years of my life. If I couldn’t forgive , if I couldn’t feel joy, that would be like giving them the rest of my life.”