Dec 10, 2019 | News and Updates
NYC Commission on Human Rights Announces Hair Discrimination Settlement with a Restorative Twist With guidance from Restorative Justice Initiative, the NYC Commission on Human Rights has been working to incorporate restorative elements into the settlement of...
Dec 4, 2019 | News and Updates, Podcasts and Other Media, Restorative Justice in Other US Cities
San Francisco’s Progressive DA is an Advocate of Restorative Justice NPR recently aired an interview with Chesa Boudin, San Francisco’s newest District Attorney, who narrowly won the race on a platform of radically overhauling how that office handles crime...
Oct 31, 2019 | News and Updates
In September, a group of New Yorkers gathered to discuss the possibility of applying to host the National Association of Community and Restorative Justice conference in New York in 2023. Please join us for a second gathering where we hope to widen our circle and...
Oct 17, 2019 | Messages from Mika, News and Updates
Building the RJ Community In any given week, we’re talking to RJ practitioners, students, survivors, funders, advocates, researchers, journalists and others who are interested in learning more and making connections. Restorative Justice Initiative’s...
Oct 10, 2019 | News and Updates, Restorative Justice in Other US Cities, Seeking Restorative Justice
RJ Program used in police beating case aims to bridge divides 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...
Sep 6, 2019 | News and Updates, Podcasts and Other Media, Restorative Justice Programs, Seeking Restorative Justice
Repairing Justice In case you missed it, over the Summer WNYC’s On The Media aired a three-part series called Repairing Justice. The first segment, Repairing Justice: The Prosecutor, takes a closer look at the “progressive prosecutor” movement — from...
