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Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

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|Date: August 07, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Enlarging the Discussion on ‘Defunding’

By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police--and after having ...

By Robb Davis Observing the early evolution of discussions around defunding the police--and after having read The End of Policing by Alex Vitale--it is clear that the real debate is around reprioritiz ...

August 07, 2020
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Wrongful Conviction Project – Episode 2, Franky Carrillo

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|Date: June 12, 2020
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Wrongful Conviction Project – Episode 2, Franky Carrillo

Franky Carrillo was one of the cases featured on Netflix’s series, “The Innocence Files.” The story begi ...

Franky Carrillo was one of the cases featured on Netflix’s series, “The Innocence Files.” The story begins in 1991 when Donald Sarpy was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting as he was standing in t ...

June 12, 2020
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SF DA’s Office Receives Grant to Expand Restorative Justice Diversion Program

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|Date: June 12, 2020
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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 office m ...

One of the priorities of DA Chesa Boudin was to utilize more restorative justice programs as his office moves away from standard models of prosecution and incarceration. On Thursday, they were awarde ...

June 12, 2020
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Guest Commentary: RJI Recommendations for Countries Responding to Covid-19 in Prisons & Jails

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|Date: May 04, 2020
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Guest Commentary: RJI Recommendations for Countries Responding to Covid-19 in Prisons & Jails

by Lisa Rea On March 27th, RJI issued a press statement on covid-19 urging justice systems globally to re ...

by Lisa Rea On March 27th, RJI issued a press statement on covid-19 urging justice systems globally to respond to the extreme public health threat of covid-19 by addressing overcrowding of prisons whi ...

May 04, 2020
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Restorative Justice International Podcast with Vincent Schiraldi of the Columbia Justice Lab

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|Date: May 02, 2020
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Restorative Justice International Podcast with Vincent Schiraldi of the Columbia Justice Lab

Vincent Schiraldi is a Senior Research Scientist at the Columbia School of Social Work and co-Director of ...

Vincent Schiraldi is a Senior Research Scientist at the Columbia School of Social Work and co-Director of the Columbia Justice Lab. He has extensive experience in public life: founding the policy thin ...

May 02, 2020
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Restorative Justice International Statement on COVID-19’s Impact on Prisons and Jails

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|Date: March 30, 2020
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Restorative Justice International Statement on COVID-19’s Impact on Prisons and Jails

(From Press Release) - Restorative Justice International (RJI) today urged U.S. and global justice system ...

(From Press Release) - Restorative Justice International (RJI) today urged U.S. and global justice systems to respond to the rapidly growing COVID-19 virus declaring that inmates, and prison staff, no ...

March 30, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 53 – Boulder DA Michael Dougherty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 27, 2020
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 53 – Boulder DA Michael Dougherty

Michael Dougherty came to Boulder from Manhattan and worked as a deputy in the DA's office for nearly 20 ...

Michael Dougherty came to Boulder from Manhattan and worked as a deputy in the DA's office for nearly 20 years before being appointed in 2018 to replace the long time prosecutor. He then won on his ow ...

March 27, 2020
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Wrongful Conviction Project – Episode 1, Maurice Caldwell

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|Date: March 19, 2020
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Wrongful Conviction Project – Episode 1, Maurice Caldwell

Maurice Caldwell was convicted in 1991 in San Francisco Superior Court in the June 1990 death of Judy Aco ...

Maurice Caldwell was convicted in 1991 in San Francisco Superior Court in the June 1990 death of Judy Acosta, who was shot dead during an apparent drug deal that went sour in the Alemany public housin ...

March 19, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Weinstein Verdict: Restorative Justice Is Needed to Empower Victims

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|Date: March 18, 2020
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Guest Commentary: Weinstein Verdict: Restorative Justice Is Needed to Empower Victims

By Lisa M. Rea and Ailbhe Griffith Most of us were not in the courtroom during the testimony of a multitu ...

By Lisa M. Rea and Ailbhe Griffith Most of us were not in the courtroom during the testimony of a multitude of women who came forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault and sexual misconduct ...

March 18, 2020
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Trump’s Disastrous Attempt at Restorative Justice

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|Date: October 24, 2019
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Trump’s Disastrous Attempt at Restorative Justice

By Sarah Lustbader Last week, the family of a British teenager, Harry Dunn, who was killed in an August c ...

By Sarah Lustbader Last week, the family of a British teenager, Harry Dunn, who was killed in an August car crash in England, traveled to the White House to push President Trump to waive diplomatic im ...

October 24, 2019
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Wrongful Convictions & Restorative Justice: What’s the Connection?

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|Date: October 16, 2019
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Wrongful Convictions & Restorative Justice: What’s the Connection?

By Lisa Rea and Jeffrey Deskovic Some think there is little connection between wrongful convictions and r ...

By Lisa Rea and Jeffrey Deskovic Some think there is little connection between wrongful convictions and restorative justice, but we have learned that the connection is direct. In this article, RJ4All ...

October 16, 2019
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Restorative Justice International Endorses Chesa Boudin for SF DA

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|Date: October 03, 2019
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Restorative Justice International Endorses Chesa Boudin for SF DA

(From Press Release) - Restorative Justice International (RJI) has announced its endorsement of Chesa Bou ...

(From Press Release) - Restorative Justice International (RJI) has announced its endorsement of Chesa Boudin, candidate for District Attorney for the city and county of San Francisco, California. From ...

October 03, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 2 – Lisa Rea – Restorative Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: July 26, 2019
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Vanguard Court Watch Podcast Episode 2 – Lisa Rea – Restorative Justice

Lisa Rea is the president and founder of Restorative Justice International (RJI). RJI is an international ...

Lisa Rea is the president and founder of Restorative Justice International (RJI). RJI is an international association and network first created in 2008 through social media with over 6000 members and ...

July 26, 2019
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New ‘Restorative Justice’ Program Promises to Reduce Crime, Save Taxpayers Money

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|Date: July 11, 2019
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New ‘Restorative Justice’ Program Promises to Reduce Crime, Save Taxpayers Money

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It was, no doubt, an unusual State Capitol ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO – It was, no doubt, an unusual State Capitol press conference – a county prosecutor hawking a program to keep criminals out of jail, and inm ...

July 11, 2019
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Yolo DA Announces Pilot Project Felony Expansion for Neighborhood Court Diversion Program

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|Date: May 25, 2019
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Yolo DA Announces Pilot Project Felony Expansion for Neighborhood Court Diversion Program

(From Press Release) - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has implemente ...

(From Press Release) - Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig announced that his office has implemented a pilot project that would significantly expand the local Neighborhood Court diversion progra ...

May 25, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 16, 2019
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My View: Not All Victims Favor the Death Penalty

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where tho ...

In the past few days, we have seen much in the way of angry responses from families of victims, where those convicted are on death row. However, despite this, it is a tricky subject. I recall a few ye ...

March 16, 2019
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Analysis: Is the Neighborhood Court Program Really That Innovative?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 19, 2018
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Analysis: Is the Neighborhood Court Program Really That Innovative?

During the district attorney’s campaign, the Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program was held up as being ...

During the district attorney’s campaign, the Yolo County Neighborhood Court Program was held up as being a progressive innovation of incumbent Jeff Reisig. For Mr. Reisig, the neighborhood court was ...

June 19, 2018
| by David Greenwald

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What is Restorative Policing?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 12, 2017
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What is Restorative Policing?

On Monday, Lisa Rea of Restorative Justice International participated in a discussion in Davis on Police ...

On Monday, Lisa Rea of Restorative Justice International participated in a discussion in Davis on Police Oversight and Restorative Justice. There she talked about a webinar she hosted in 2016 on rest ...

October 12, 2017
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Additional Thoughts on Restorative Justice: Shifting Paradigms, Transforming Lives

Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
|Date: September 20, 2017
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Additional Thoughts on Restorative Justice: Shifting Paradigms, Transforming Lives

by Deborah Brusco, Diane Clarke, Elvia Garcia, Kara Hunter, Jeannette Lejardi, and Manuel Medeiros As our ...

by Deborah Brusco, Diane Clarke, Elvia Garcia, Kara Hunter, Jeannette Lejardi, and Manuel Medeiros As our community continues to consider the role of restorative justice in our common life, and especi ...

September 20, 2017
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Commentary: Reflections on What Picnic Day Means for Criminal Justice Reform and Restorative Justice

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 13, 2017
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Commentary: Reflections on What Picnic Day Means for Criminal Justice Reform and Restorative Justice

There is a lot of distrust in what I will call the social justice community, at least some segments prote ...

There is a lot of distrust in what I will call the social justice community, at least some segments protesting the Picnic Day incident, that came out last night. In my view, the reality is that witho ...

September 13, 2017
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