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Restorative Justice

What Is Restorative Justice?  According to Wikipedia:

"Restorative justice is an approach to justice that focuses on the needs of the victims and the offenders, as well as the involved community, instead of satisfying abstract legal principles or punishing the offender. Victims take an active role in the process, while offenders are encouraged to take responsibility for their actions, "to repair the harm they've done—by apologizing, returning stolen money, or community service".  Restorative justice involves both victim and offender and focuses on their personal needs. In addition, it provides help for the offender in order to avoid future offences. It is based on a theory of justice that considers crime and wrongdoing to be an offence against an individual or community, rather than the state.  Restorative justice that fosters dialogue between victim and offender shows the highest rates of victim satisfaction and offender accountability."  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restorative_justice

Other resources include:

http://www.npr.org/2014/06/04/317055077/life-after-life-aging-inmates-struggle-for-redemption

http://tubmanorganizing.org/rally-to-urge-lawmakers-to-end-school-to-prison/

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/02/former_michigan_corrections_of.html

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