CHARLESTON — On Nov. 17 starting at 5:30 pm, West Virginians across the state will simultaneously gather in libraries, churches, community centers, and on college campuses for community-building ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! Late last year, restorative justice organization Let’s Circle Up gathered community ...

Sixth grade teacher Vicki Rotker leads a “community circle” at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown, Maryland. The school is part of the Montgomery County district, which is introducing restorative ...

In both instances, restorative justice facilitators would see whether the student would be willing to participate in a “circle.” A circle can vary in form. It can be a student and a teacher, a student ...

When it was time to return to school in person for her junior year, Kimberly Higareda was resistant. She had gotten used to being at home, multitasking while attending her Zoom classes and having time ...

Don Carney knew when he got the word from Marin County Superior Court Judge Beverly Wood that a big test was on the horizon. “Everyone would like to give restorative justice a chance here,” Wood wrote ...

One of the most proven alternative approaches to addressing crime is to create a supportive culture in educational settings. This approach—restorative justice—is already in place in Oakland. Readers ...

When a sexual assault survivor walks into Alexandra Fulcher’s office at Occidental College, it’s the first step in a process fraught with consequences for both the survivor and the accused. If Fulcher ...

The Coachella Valley Unified School District has been taking a different approach when it comes to its disciplinary policies. Schools within the district have been turning to “restorative justice” ...