Jul 22, 2025 | Blog Posts, Reports and Reflections
Rooted in Relationship: A Note from Veronica Dear RJI community, After over three years on the Restorative Justice Initiative team, I’m writing to share that I’ll be transitioning out of my role as Senior Communications Associate at the end of this month. This will be... 
May 6, 2025 | Blog Posts, From Our Director, Opinion
Restorative Justice Can Offer Answers and Healing in the Wake of Random Acts of Violence written by Mika Dashman, Founding Director, RJI The New York Times recently published a story about two Brooklynites (Domingo Tapia and Gary Anderson) and their families* who were... 
Apr 23, 2025 | Blog Posts, Reports and Reflections
Reflections on the 7th Citywide Roundtable on Restorative Approaches On April 11, 2025, we held the 7th Citywide Roundtable on Restorative Approaches hosted at the Justice Sonia Sotomayor Community Center in the Soundview neighborhood in the Bronx. Co-sponsors... 
Mar 10, 2025 | Blog Posts, Reports and Reflections
Reflections from the 2024 NACRJ Conference by Sharelle Allen I am a solo entrepreneur who works to bring restorative practices to schools, community-based organizations, and individuals throughout Long Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, and the Bronx. Attending this... 
Dec 19, 2024 | Blog Posts, Opinion
Healing, Hope, and Building Community on Rikers Island by Vidya In the summer of 2022, I worked in an enhanced restraint housing unit on Rikers Island in the role of a mandated program counselor, where I was required to spend 6 out of 7 hours of my day on the floor of... 
Dec 17, 2024 | Blog Posts, Practitioner Spotlights
Practitioner Spotlight: Javon Lomax The Practitioner Spotlight is a series where we feature an interview with a restorative practitioner to uplift the folks doing the work on the ground in our communities, highlight original and emerging applications for restorative...