Does our criminal justice system serve all people? Or can we build a better system of public safety?
It is said that you cannot create what you cannot imagine. As individuals and groups call for an end to mass incarceration and new visions of how to achieve public safety, we need to imagine together.
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Please register below for a virtual panel Exploring Restorative Justice in New Jersey: Toward a Healing Approach in Schools and Communities. Learn what is already happening and how our panelists envision the future of restorative justice in New Jersey. This virtual event on Saturday, August 15, 2020 from 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, will feature
Our panel:
- State Senator Troy Singleton, NJ District 7
- Ms. Retha Onitiri, Community Engagement Director at the NJ Institute for Social Justice
- Rev. Brenda Wheeler Ehlers, Co-director of YRP a restorative justice program in Maplewood, NJ
This panel follows our book discussion of Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration and a Road to Repair by Danielle Sered. If you missed it and would like to join a group, we have one beginning on Aug. 19 at 11 AM – 12:30 PM and possibly another. For more information on the virtual panel or book discussion, please contact Tricia Idrobo at pfressidrobo@hotmail.com.