Chesa Boudin Wins District Attorney Race in San Francisco! (nov. 12, 2019)
In a dramatic win Chesa Boudin was elected as San Francisco District Attorney. The stunning win was announced on Saturday night, November 9th, four days after the November 5th election in San Francisco after all the ballots had been counted. RJI
RJI Endorses Chesa Boudin, San Francisco candidate for District Attorney (Oct. 1, 2019)
October 1, 2019 3:30 Pacific Standard Time Restorative Justice International (RJI) has announced its endorsement of Chesa Boudin, candidate for District Attorney for the city and county of San Francisco, California. From RJ's intensive podcast interview with Chesa (September 30, 2019) we
Chesa Boudin Podcast-San Francisco candidate for District Attorney (Sept. 30, 2019)
Chesa Boudin is currently a San Francisco Public Defender and a candidate for district attorney in the city and county of San Francisco, California. The election will be held on November 5, 2019. Chesa is the son of two former members
Vanguard Court Watch Podcast with Lisa Rea, President, RJI (July 26, 2019) California
https://soundcloud.com/user-772446505/vanguard-court-watch-podcast-episdo-2-lisa-rea-restorative-justice Lisa Rea, president and founder of Restorative Justice International, appeared on the Davis Vanguard Court Watch podcast with David Greenwald in Davis, California. The Vanguard Court Watch is produced by the Davis Vanguard and was published on July 26, 2019. Listen
Wisconsin Former Supreme Court Justice Advocates for Restorative Justice: NPR Radio
RJI encourages you to listen to Wisconsin Public Radio in their interview with Janine Geske, former judge and Wisconsin Supreme Court justice. http://www.wpr.org/listen/923221 On the Kathleen Dunn Show which aired May 9, 2016 Geske talks in detail about her support of restorative
Restorative Justice: Indonesia
RJI agrees with the Jakarta Post's editorial (March 29, 2016) which urges the use of restorative justice in Indonesia's justice system. http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/03/29/editorial-restorative-justice-matters.html Countries around the world are concluding that there must be a better way to respond to crime than to incarcerate
National Catholic Reporter: Reform of Justice System Needs Restorative Justice
Restorative justice is needed as the United States debates what to do with its justice system. Action is needed by the U.S. Congress. Reform of the justice system must be guided by restorative justice which seeks to transform offenders who commit
Parole in the U.S. Justice System: Does Restorative Justice Apply Here?
RJI links the following article from the Washington Post which was written by The Marshall Project. We found this article excellent in its thoroughness as well as troubling. As RJI works for systemic change of our justice systems we acknowledge the great need to
Justice in Ferguson, Missouri: can restorative justice apply here?
Since the shooting death of an 18-year old unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer on August 9, 2014 the 24-hour news cycle has never stopped covering events in Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of 21,000 outside of St. Louis.