Restorative Justice for People Who are Innocent & Wrongfully Imprisoned
For many, if not most restorative justice programs, a basic principle is that it should only be used for people who have committed crimes, and who admit their guilt. See for example: http://www.staunton.va.us/directory/departments-a-g/court-services/restorative-justice-program. After working with restorative justice for the last 15 years, I think this principal needs to be more carefully considered, and can be abandoned in some cases. A restorative approach asking, “who was hurt, how, and what could be done to help…