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Restorative Justice
Closing Argument
September 16, 2023
This Homicide Victim’s Family Chose Reconciliation Over a Life Sentence
How a violent killing in North Carolina was resolved with a pioneering use of “restorative justice.”
By
Jamiles Lartey
Feature
July 21, 2020
They Agreed to Meet Their Mother’s Killer. Then Tragedy Struck Again.
A Florida family opted for restorative justice over the death penalty for the man who murdered their mom. What happened next made them question the very meaning of justice.
By
Eli Hager
News
October 30, 2017
‘Restorative Justice’ for Shoplifting? A Court Calls It Extortion
A company’s program, used by Walmart and others, bypasses the cops.
By
Jessica Pishko
Feature
January 3, 2017
Getting Away With Murder
Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.
By
Beth Schwartzapfel