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Restorative Prison, Part 3- Repairing the Harm

June 26, 2018 by Marc Wennberg

(Peace Circle at the California Chowchilla Prison for Women) Things go wrong in prison. That’s a given. The wrongdoing ranges from the minor (tobacco contraband, for example) to the most serious (such as rape and murder). Prisons are overcrowded, … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Prison Reform, Restorative Justice, Uncategorized

Restorative Prison, Part II- Conceiving the Possible

May 8, 2018 by Marc Wennberg

In the fall of 2017, I initiated a series of exploratory conversations with present and former Vermont Corrections leaders about developing a fully restorative prison facility. With their consultation and insight, I slowly and steadily designed a … [Continue reading]

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Transforming Prison into a Healing Community- Part 1

April 30, 2018 by Marc Wennberg

Restorative Justice is clearly a movement whose time has arrived. Wherever you look, there are stories of new and creative applications of restorative principles, which are shaping and transforming the cultures of our schools, communities, and … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Prison Reform, Restorative Justice

Building a Hopeful Corrections

April 18, 2018 by Marc Wennberg

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“The supreme aim of prison discipline is the reformation of criminals, not the infliction of vindictive suffering” (Declaration of Principles, 1870 National Congress on Penitentiary and Reformatory Discipline) Nearly 150 years later, we are still … [Continue reading]

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Changing What We Ask Corrections To Do

March 28, 2018 by Marc Wennberg

Why is it so difficult to effect change in correctional practices? As the previous blog posts indicated, the research is in and it’s pretty clear. Resources should be prioritized to the higher risk populations; programming should be targeted to … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Prison Reform

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About Community Reentry

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

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