Restorative Justice
Submitted by jaz on October 21, 2007 - 7:10am.
Forgiveness
I don't know if anyone here has heard of this movement but I read an article in the paper today about a prison program that is a part of it. In the program inmates are trained to farm (most often by other inmates) and then the produce is donated to food banks. Here's a link to the article: Justice in Bloom. A web site on the movement itself can be found here: Restorative Justice.
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Other Programs in Restorative Justice
Submitted by jaz on May 10, 2008 - 6:47pm.
Letters to the Editor today cited two other programs in Restorative Justice. One is a training program at Suffolk University. The other is a program called Just Alternatives which operates in the Maine and Massachusetts Departments of Correction.
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Restorative Justice
Submitted by DominaLuna on November 1, 2007 - 1:52pm.
I do have to say this seems to be a step in the right direction, if you ask me. Interesting stuff. I didn't know there were programs like this going on.
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Youth Court
WBUR had a program on the DC youth court yesterday. Youth court is taking cases of kids who've been arrested (usually for a school altercation--so there's one problem the show mentions--there's no school mediation program, just arrest as a solution), puts them before a jury of their peers and then also has them serve as jury members later. The jury directly questions the defendant and delivers a sentence. The kids who serve on the juries are given training sessions in restorative justice.
The show also gives some idea as to why the juvenile justice system is not working for these kids.
WBUR on Youth Court
National Youth Court Website