Posts Tagged ‘restorative justice’
An American Journey
In this documentary, set to be released in 2011, David Kaczynski sets out to tell the story of turning in the most sought after criminal in US history, his brother Ted, the notorious Unabomber. David’s journey intersects with three others, Gary Wright, Bud Welch and Bill Babbitt (and now, a fourth, Bob Curley), who together put a face on the death penalty and unexpectedly place the American justice system on trial.
The film follows the four men as they travel from New York to Texas, from Oklahoma to California on a road that takes them beyond crime and punishment and into their hearts and minds in “An American Journey.”
David is the Executive Director of New Yorkers For Alternatives to the Death Penalty.
See the trailer here http://www.qofj.com/media/AAL/Americanlife.html
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Film Shows Inmates, Victims Healing Through Art
Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza’s new documentary Concrete, Steel and Paint chronicles a mural art project involving prison inmates and victims of crime. The subject of their painting is healing. The film explores the concept of “restorative justice”, a rehabilitative process that promotes dialogue between victim and offender in an attempt to foster forgiveness and understanding. The film is getting positive reviews from both victims advocacy groups and criminal justice groups.
To learn more about Concrete, Steel & Paint, click here.
Or, to learn more about restorative justice click here.
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Saying Sorry in Ireland
In Northern Ireland, many juvenile offenders have been sent to “youth conferences” – meetings that entail free restorative work and face-to-face apologies. The results have been published and amazingly, these meetings seem to reduce crime and lower rates of recidivism. More than 5,000 meetings between criminals and victims have taken place since 2003 and a marked difference in percentage of youth re-offending was found between those who took part in restorative justice programs and those who were given custodial terms. Roughly 38% of 10 to 17 year olds participating in the program in Northern Ireland in 2006 re-offended within a year, compared to 71% of those given custodial terms.
Read more about the program here.
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