Ron Nikkel podcast (Nova Scotia, Canada)-November 2022
Nova Scotia, Canada recorded on November 16th, 2022 Today's podcast is with Ron Nikkel recorded from Nova Scotia. Ron is the former President and CEO of Prison Fellowship International and author of his new book: Hope in the Ruins. We talk
Brazil prison riots: restorative justice needed
http://conceptnewscentral.com/index.php/2017/01/20/troops-deployed-brazil-jail-riots-spread/ As reported by Concept News Central (January 20, 2017) RJI shares this troubling story on the recent massive rioting in Brazil's prison at Natal. The story reports that the prison (Alcacuz) is double-bunking imates while competing prison gangs also contributed to the
Lewisburg Federal Prison in U.S. Restorative Justice Requires Humane Treatment of Offenders.
RJI shares the following National Public Radio story on the treatment of inmates at Lewisburg Federal Prison in Pennsylvania (U.S.). It is a deeply disturbing report on the use of double solitary cells inside the prison's special management unit. We thank NPR
BBC Radio: What Point Prison? The Debate (UK)
BBC Radio airs the following show entitled What Point Prison? The Debate chaired by Stephen Sackur (August 25, 2016). It is a lengthy, interesting and at times fiery debate on crime, prisons and justice reform. With England and Wales currently housing 93,000 inmates
Restorative Justice: The New Way Forward (Reno Gazette Journal)
As published in the Reno Gazette Journal in Nevada (May 17, 2016). Restorative justice applies locally and globally. http://www.rgj.com/story/opinion/voices/2016/05/17/one-view-restorative-justice-new-way-forward/84515302/
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