Are you watching addiction destroy someone you love? Or seeing an entire system you serve fail due to addiction? Do you feel trapped between consequences that don’t heal and compassion that feels powerless? Families feel ashamed and helpless. Professionals feel burned out by a revolving door that recycles pain instead of restoring people. You know this is serious. But what if there’s finally a better way?

Author Brett Knight brings rare authority to this conversation, having lived on both sides of the gavel—and far beyond it. A former assistant district attorney who prosecuted drug cases, a criminal defense attorney who fought for treatment over prison, and a pastor who has walked alongside addicts and their families, Brett Knight has spent decades working at the intersection of justice, faith, and recovery. He has helped thousands of individuals affected by addiction and guided hundreds toward treatment-forward outcomes that reduce relapse, restore dignity, and rebuild lives.

After witnessing firsthand why punishment alone fails—and why compassion without structure collapses—From the Gavel to Grace: Setting People Free From Addiction and Guiding Them Into Healing offers a new framework for responding to addiction. Grounded in real courtroom stories, family case studies, and faith-rooted wisdom, this book reveals how accountability and mercy can work together to break cycles instead of reinforcing them.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

You don’t have to choose between “tough love” and doing nothing anymore. This approach shows how grace can be strategic, structured, and effective—bringing relief to families, renewed purpose to professionals, and real healing to communities. You don’t need to be an expert. You just need a better model.

If you’re ready to stop feeling helpless and start becoming part of the solution, From the Gavel to Grace will change how you see addiction—and how you respond to it.