Judaism on Abolition

If a person transgresses any of the mitzvot of the Torah, whether a positive command or a negative command - whether willingly or inadvertently - when they repent, and returns from their sin, they must confess before God, blessed be [They], as [Numbers 5:6-7] states: "If a man or a woman commit any of the sins of man... they must confess the sin that they committed."
This refers to a verbal confession. This confession is a positive command.
How does one confess: They state: "I implore You, God, I sinned, I transgressed, I committed iniquity before You by doing the following. Behold, I regret and am embarrassed for my deeds. I promise never to repeat this act again."
These are the essential elements of the confessional prayer. Whoever confesses profusely and elaborates on these matters is worthy of praise.
Those who bring sin offerings or guilt offerings must also [confess their sins] when they bring their sacrifices for their inadvertent or willful transgressions. Their sacrifices will not atone for their sins until they repent and make a verbal confession as [Leviticus 5:5] states: "He shall confess the sin he has committed upon it."
Similarly, those obligated to be executed or lashed by the court do not attain atonement through their death or lashing unless they repent and confess. Similarly, someone who injures a colleague or damages their property, does not attain atonement, even though they pay them what they owes until they confess and makes a commitment never to do such a thing again as implied by the phrase [Numbers, loc. cit..], "any of the sins of man."

[Who has reached] complete Teshuvah? A person who confronts the same situation in which they sinned when they have the potential to commit [the sin again], and, nevertheless, abstains and does not commit it because of their Teshuvah alone and not because of fear or a lack of strength.
For example, a person engaged in illicit sexual relations with a woman. Afterwards, they met in privacy, in the same country, while their love for her and physical power still persisted, and nevertheless, they abstained and did not transgress. This is a complete Baal-Teshuvah. This was implied by King Solomon in his statement [Ecclesiastes 12:1] "Remember your Creator in the days of your youth, [before the bad days come and the years draw near when you will say: `I have no desire for them.'"]
If they does not repent until their old age, at a time when they are incapable of doing what they did before, even though this is not a high level of repentance, they are a Baal-Teshuvah.
Even if they transgressed throughout their entire life and repented on the day of his death and died in repentance, all their sins are forgiven as [Ecclesiastes, 12:2] continues: "Before the sun, the light, the moon, or the stars are darkened and the clouds return after the rain..." - This refers to the day of death. Thus, we can infer that if one remembers their Creator and repents before they die, they are forgiven.

All practices for joining with the ultimate reality of interconnectedness are contained within a body (lineage) of living Jewish teachings that shapes us and orients us towards action and restraint. When a person strays from one of these practices -- whether intentionally or unknowingly -- and does teshuvah and realigns after having missed the mark, they are obligated to articulate the ways they missed the mark with spacious presence, as it says “Any time a person misses any mark, it impacts their core self and it unsettles their spirit. Thus they must articulate with awareness the ways they missed the mark…” This articulation must be fully expressed through words language or action. This articulation is itself an active practice for joining with the ultimate reality of interconnectedness.

*Translation by Rabbi Ari Lev Fornari and Rabbi Benay Lappe

Wasn’t it taught: Seven phenomena were created before the world was created, and they are: Torah, and repentance, and the Garden of Eden, and Gehenna, and the Throne of Glory, and the Temple, and the name of Messiah...

Some lived in deepest darkness,
bound in cruel irons, because they defied the word of God,
spurned the counsel of the Most High. He humbled their hearts through suffering;
they stumbled with no one to help. In their adversity they cried to the LORD,
and He rescued them from their troubles. He brought them out of deepest darkness,
broke their bonds asunder. Let them praise the LORD for His steadfast love,
His wondrous deeds for mankind; for He shattered gates of bronze,
He broke their iron bars.

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me,
Because the LORD has anointed me;
He has sent me as a herald of joy to the humble,
To bind up the wounded of heart,
To proclaim release to the captives,
Liberation to the imprisoned;

You shall not render an unfair decision: do not favor the poor or show deference to the rich; judge your kinsman fairly. Do not deal basely with^-a your countrymen. Do not profit by^-b the blood of your fellow: I am the LORD. You shall not hate your kinsfolk in your heart. Reprove your kinsman but incur no guilt because of him. You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against your countrymen. Love your fellow as yourself: I am the LORD.

Let the groans of the prisoners reach You;
reprieve those condemned to death,
as befits Your great strength.