so i'm here in los angeles to meet with mariah lucas. she's 25 years old. she's got three kids. she actually lost her own mother when she was just a toddler. when you lose a parent at a young age, you're really just forced to piece together the memories based on stories or photographs or even just your own imagination. so she's planning on meeting with the man who actually took her mother's life, and i want to talk with her about what she hopes to get out of the whole conversation. you're a little girl, you lose your mom. it takes a lot to get to where you are, doesn't it? tell me more about that. >> i see the world as a very beautiful, colorful place, and i choose to be a positive person. >> where does that come from, given that you did not exactly have a colorful, happy place upbringing? >> honestly, i think it comes from knowing how bad it can be. say it out loud, buddy, so i can hear. >> heavenly father, thank you for this day. we thank you, jesus. dear god. bless this food. in the name of jesus christ, amen. >> amen. >> great job, nolan. >> he says the cutest prayers every

my name is mariah lucas, the daughter of the woman you killed. >> after the first paragraph, i had tolug to the chest. i had to put it down. i couldn't believe what i was holding in my hand. 23 years of no contact from anybody. >> i realized that my contacting you may come as a surprise. i want to tell you a little about myself and the life that i have lived. >> she told me about her life and the things that she had been through. it's what we call the cycle of violence. i went through a cycle of violence and my actions started another cycle of violence that she had to live through. and she was the one who broke the cycle of violence. >> i would like for you to allow me to come visit you. >> at the end of that letter, she had told me to forgive myself. and that hit me harder than anything else. it was -- it was unreal. >> earlier i spoke to the host of the redemption project, van jones, about his new series. >> van, for people who don't know, what is restorative justice? >> as you can see, it's this idea that people don't actually heal just because they got a verdict. just because the