GRAND ISLE, Vt. (WCAX) - Restorative Justice is a state-funded program that helps people who commit crimes avoid jail time, fines and criminal records. Our Laura Ullman investigates how the program ...

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 ...

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.

The New York City Department of Education will be spending $1.3 million on "restorative justice action teams" at 100 schools. J.C.Rice The Department of Education is deepening its commitment to the ...

Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden is launching a new restorative justice program that aims to bring victims, offenders, and community members together to resolve cases outside of the traditional ...

Eight people who participated in a so-called restorative justice program rather than face jail time for their roles in toppling the Plaza obelisk or skirmishing with police during a rally in 2020 have ...

Last year, Vermont passed a law to centralize fourteen regional restorative justice centers across the state. It's part of an effort to reduce the burden on the court system — with alternative ways to ...

Arlington County is shifting its restorative justice efforts to local nonprofits. During the County Board meetings held this weekend and last night, members voted to shift nearly $200,000 to ...

The pattern of racial disproportionality and the increased awareness of the limitations of punitive responses in schools have increased interest in the potential of restorative justice, which rather ...