Seven Awarded by Restorative Justice International
Restorative Justice International (RJI) presents the RJI Award for Excellence in Restorative Justice for 2022. The following…
Restorative Justice International Interview of Cynthia Rodriguez
RJI will soon publish RJI’s podcast with Cynthia Rodriguez, a candidate for Yolo County District Attorney in…
Letter: Standing with DA Jeff Reisig
By Ramona Prieto As a thirty-year resident of Davis, Yolo County, I stand with the current Yolo…
Guest Commentary: Dennis Jones – Remembering a Lifer & Our Campaign to Free Him
By Lisa Rea I first met Dennis Jones by letter around 1993 through an introduction by Peter…
Report Suggests Restorative Justice for Smaller Jurisdictions, and in Bay Area, May Work
By Isabel Garbarino and Hannah Adams NEW YORK, NY – Prosecutors worldwide are consider restorative justice as…
Agreement Reached to Allow Yolo Man Chance to Enter Addiction Intervention Court, Not Jail
By Gabriel Eskandari WOODLAND, CA – During a pre-hearing conference in Yolo County Superior Court Monday, the…
New Pre-Filing Youth Diversion Program Announced by LA District Attorney Gascon to Improve Youth Justice
By Julian Verdon LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascón held a press conference this…
Guest Commentary: Restorative Justice a Viable Option for Those Who Are Incarcerated
By Patrick Lanzel “But, you killed somebody…” Those words effectively shut me down whenever I get involved…
Commentary: DA Boudin Gets Chance to Explain Restorative Justice, Troy McAlister and Criminal Justice Reform
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA – Last week in response to a Vanguard…
Neighborhood Court Gets a Re-Brand As Yolo Restorative Justice Partnership
By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Woodland, CA – Since its founding it has become one of…
DA Boudin Podcast Discusses Restorative Justice with Danielle Sered, Looks to Expand Program in San Francisco
By Linh Nguyen SAN FRANCISCO, CA — In his most recent podcast episode, San Francisco District Attorney…
San Francisco Receives $6 Million to Promote Victim Healing and Restorative Justice Practices
By Lovepreet Dhinsa SAN FRANCISCO, CA – District Attorney Chesa Boudin announced this week the city of…
Commentary: One Pound of Flesh Is Not the Answer to Cure Policing
By David M. Greenwald As the defense wraps up in the Derek Chauvin trial and the news…
Analysis: The True Meaning of Restorative Justice Under Chesa Boudin
By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO – When San Francisco’s District Attorney, Chesa Boudin, ran for office in…
Santa Cruz County to Kick Off Neighborhood Court Program Modeled on Yolo County
By Josue Monroy SANTA CRUZ – The Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office has unveiled a new…
Guest Commentary: Bringing Restorative Justice to the Manhattan DA’s Office
By Janos Marton James Berish was the first person in North Carolina to go through a restorative…
My View: Expungement in Islamic Center Vandalism Case Leads to Debate – Justice or White Privilege or Both?
Three years ago in Davis, Lauren Kirk-Coehlo in the early days of the Trump administration committed an…
Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’
By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police–and after having read The End…
Wrongful Conviction Project – Episode 2, Franky Carrillo
Franky Carrillo was one of the cases featured on Netflix’s series, “The Innocence Files.” The story begins…
SF DA’s Office Receives Grant to Expand Restorative Justice Diversion Program
One of the priorities of DA Chesa Boudin was to utilize more restorative justice programs as his…