Virginia Democrats are looking to expand a pilot program to bring restorative justice to the Commonwealth’s schools. The idea ...

In a shuttered Catholic school with bells tolling in the background, Cook County Judge Beatriz Santiago leaned over her desk and asked the defendant how his GED practice tests were going. “Sometimes I ...

A government bureaucrat boasted about implementing a program based on an "ancient indigenous practice" at the Washington, D.C. attorney general's office to allow some young criminals, who committed ...

School takes up about a third of a student’s day. With so many personalities and personal circumstances coming together, sometimes, the tension spills over and starts a fight. “He said something I ...

In 2022, the Department of Student Affairs spearheaded the pilot program and received three years of funding for development and implementation. This included updating the division name from Student ...

Apr. 14—About 200 teens from around the valley walk through the door at the Center for Youth Restorative Justice each year to reconcile offenses that affected their communities. Spending one to three ...

The county’s Restorative Justice Community Courts reroute young people with nonviolent charges from criminal courts to an alternative program. Upon completion, the charge is dismissed.

Jonathan Sandoval had no idea what “restorative justice” meant when he received a phone call from the Yolo County District Attorney’s Office in May. The 24-year-old Sacramento State graduate with a ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. In May 2021, the District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Second District Supervisor’s Office, launched a pilot ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — Wednesday was a step forward for several graduates of a community court program in Chicago, as they continue the process of getting their lives back on track. Xavier Smith is one of ...

The Yolo County District Attorney’s Restorative Justice Partnership (RJP) Program is seeking community volunteers to participate in a spring community panelist training course with sessions offered ...