CHICAGO -- In a shuttered Catholic school with bells tolling in the background, Cook County Judge Beatriz Santiago leaned over her desk and asked the defendant how his GED practice tests were going.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced Thursday the expansion of the Neighborhood Restorative Justice program county-wide starting July of this ...

After a few minutes of watching members of Evanston’s Reparations Committee select the first recipients of the housing grants the city is paying to some African American residents, GiGi Giles said she ...

Apr. 22—A youth program — the only one of its kind in Montana — that gives Flathead Valley students facing school-based offenses an alternative to the juvenile justice system is getting national ...

GOLETA, Calif. -- The Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office announced on Friday that it has developed a Neighborhood Restorative Justice Program in the Goleta Valley, and it is looking for ...

In 2022, the Department of Student Affairs spearheaded the pilot program and received three years of funding for development and implementation. This included updating the division name from Student ...

Three Rivers Restorative Justice works with juveniles and adults to building community by focusing on the harm done and holding those who’ve caused the harm accountable. Attendees of the Three Rivers ...

A new restorative justice program launched last week in Arlington, aimed at diverting those under the age of 26 from the criminal justice system. The “Heart of Safety” program, part of the county’s ...

Bates College is committed to helping students resolve conflicts peacefully and to develop the skills needed to successfully navigate conflict and difficult situations throughout their lives.

TAMPA — As a first time offender, Andre Jones says he was facing up to 35 years in jail and probation. Then he was accepted into the R.E.D. Program, also known as Rehabilitation Enables Dreams. "It ...

How former prisoners are getting a second chance at a career at Atrium Health. Going to prison is hard enough. Trying to find a job after being released from prison can prove to be just as difficult.