Restorative Justice: Reconciling Face to Face

Published: June 25, 2014, 3:11 a.m.

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Victims and perpetrators sitting down face to face\\u2026it can help heal their wounds, and our society. Incarcerating our way out of crime clearly hasn\\u2019t worked, and it\\u2019s costing us billions. Meanwhile, school suspensions are reaching record highs.

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Now, Institutions across US are finally starting to consider problem solving methods other than punishment. \\xa0Restorative justice is gaining ground\\u2013in the schools, and behind bars.

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  • Paul Jacobsen, Rosa Parks elementary school principal
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  • Mekaylah Porter, Marilyn,\\xa0Rosa Parks elementary students
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  • Yari Sandel, restorative justice coordinator
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  • Helen Parker, San Francisco\\u2019s restorative practices department coach
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  • Sonya Shah, Insight Prison Project Justice Program Director
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  • Nancy Potts,\\xa0mother of son killed by drunk driver
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  • Chris Scezech,\\xa0drunk driver
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  • Radha Stern,\\xa0mother of murder victim
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  • Sam Johnson,\\xa0San Quentin prison inmate
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