A chance encounter brought Jean together with the family of the man who robbed her. Could victim and family find a way to move forward?
July 10, 2019
Written by Alyson R. Quinn
At Prison Fellowship, we advocate for justice that restores, including justice that restores victims hurt by crime.
April 12, 2018
Written by Prison Fellowship
“As a country we are really good at punishment.” So says Danielle Sared, director of the Common Justice program at the Vera Institute of Justice. “It’s passive, it doesn’t require people to act or think. It certainly doesn’t require them to change.
September 13, 2016
Written by Steve Rempe
A new criminal justice reform organization recently surveyed 800 people who have been the victims of violent or property crime in the last 10 years, asking them their opinions on issues surrounding incarceration and alternative sentencing. The answers received reveal quite a bit about the depth of support for justice reform.
August 10, 2016
Written by Steve Rempe
April 19-25 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week (NCVRW), and Justice Fellowship, the public policy arm of Prison Fellowship, is examining the six values in its restorative justice framework that pertain to victims of crime.
Today, we highlight the restorative justice value of participation.
April 20, 2015
Written by Elisabeth Boehm
Every person who breaks the law is different. Every person who is convicted of a crime is different. Every crime and the situation surrounding it is different. And every person who is harmed by a criminal act is also different.
We understand that all of these variables make it impossible to accurately quantify the harm crime causes.
April 16, 2015
Written by Elisabeth Boehm