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Archives for September 2017

Prison, Stories, and Healing

September 26, 2017 by Marc Wennberg

Stories and Healing

As part of the groundwork for an upcoming proposal, I am researching existing restorative justice practices in prison. So far, I’ve read about two broad ‘types’ of restorative prison initiatives: the first carves out certain areas of prison life–such as violations of prison rules–for the introduction of restorative values and processes; while the second ‘type’ focuses on repairing the offenders’ relationships with the affected community or victims. In my research, however, I have yet to come across a living example of a fully restorative prison. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Prison Reform, Restorative Justice, Stories and Testimonies

Reintegration, Remorse and Learning

September 15, 2017 by Marc Wennberg

“Michelle Jones was released last month after serving more than two decades in an Indiana prison for the murder of her 4-year-old son. The very next day, she arrived at New York University, a promising Ph.D. student in American studies….”

A provocative New York Times story about reintegration is making the rounds across social media. The article documents one woman’s exceptional journey from prison to PHD program; and the barriers she faced along the way (and which millions of reentering individuals face on a daily basis). The story, in many ways, speaks for itself. Take time to read and consider the inherent messages. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Restorative Justice, Training and Education

Why this blog… Community Reentry

September 12, 2017 by Marc Wennberg

When I first formally entered the ‘field’ of restorative justice, I was tasked (along with other Community Justice Center colleagues) with taking a ‘promising’ model of offender reentry–Canada’s Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA)–and adapting the program to Vermont’s reentry infrastructure and bureaucracies. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Restorative Justice

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Each day, all across the United States, people return home from prison (nearly 600,000/year). Their reentry, whether successful or uncesscessful... [read more]

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