Healing begets healing: restorative justice practices offer a pathway for individual healing for both the person who has been harmed and the person who perpetrated the harm.
Restorative-Justice-icon2.jpgRather than defaulting to punitive measures that are more often than not ineffective in preventing further harm – and that disproportionately negatively impact people of color – restorative justice methods have the potential to support a collective healing of our judicial system and society.
As you watch, ask yourself and others these questions for discussion:
What is the impact of jail time and lost lives in communities across the United States?
What might some interventions be that could prevent this kind of loss?
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