restorative justice

I wish more people would be involved with this work and understand that people who commit crimes need help. We are not monsters.

Getting funded requires a culture shift in society, she says. “A recognition that incarceration does not work. We do not acknowledge the reality of where the harm is coming from.”

“It became clear to me that any program addressing the violence women had committed would also need to address the aggression and violence they had personally experienced.”

Bit by bit, I shared more of my truth, however ugly, each time I returned.

Punishment culture encourages the view that an individual deserves harm — that the individual person is a “bad” person. Punishment marks someone as not worthy of belonging.

Data suggests that prison is not an effective deterrent.

Two formerly incarcerated women share their stories.

Restorative approaches allow justice to be “done with you” and not “done to you.”

“My past should not predict my future. This is just a different way of labeling.”

Minneapolis received a lot of attention in 2020 for public safety. Some believe stronger law enforcement is needed to combat

In my fear, I was convinced that if I could amass a group of Black women, the sight of us would bring this dangerously behaving man to his senses.

Trauma-to-Prison Pipeline, Restorative Justice for Vets, Bias in Protests and Sentencing, Reparations, other resources