How do you fix a case of national amnesia? A case study in Berlin, and in Montgomery
WNYC’s On The Media recently featured an episode that explores what needs to happen in order for the United States to reckon with and make amends for our history of enslavement and its legacy – the ideology of white supremacy.
As Philip V. McHarris and Thenjiwe McHarris articulated in a recent New York Times Opinion piece, “We live in a violent society, but the police rarely guarantee safety. Now more than ever is the time to divest not only from police resources but also the idea that the police keep us safe.”
The Center for Court Innovation recently released a report that documents how restorative approaches are currently being applied to intimate partner violence (a.k.a. domestic violence) in the United States.
With guidance from Restorative Justice Initiative, the NYC Commission on Human Rights has been working to incorporate restorative elements into the settlement of discrimination claims.
In 2018, leaked body camera footage showed an Asheville, North Carolina, police officer beating and using a stun gun on pedestrian Johnnie Rush. Last month, former officer Chris Hickman pleaded guilty to assaulting Rush and received a sentence of 12 months of probation with no jail time.
In case you missed it, over the Summer WNYC’s On The Media aired a three-part series called Repairing Justice.