National headlines often allude to the frustration of gridlock and inefficiency in Washington. But we shouldn’t allow these narratives to overshadow successes happening at the state level.

In contrast to the conventional, punitive model of criminal justice, restorative justice prioritizes healing of victims, accountability of offenders and reconciliation between the two. My personal ...

In Miami-Dade County, untreated mental illnesses and substance use disorders aggravate our criminal justice system, exhibiting a substantial inadequacy in community mental health services. Such ...

In the middle of the room, a couple places objects that are sacred to them: a singing bowl, a trombone. Two shiny, beautiful instruments, full of potential for beautiful sound. The couple rejoins the ...

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 ...

Supreme Court of Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs receives standing ovation Tuesday. Tuesday marked Boggs' last oral argument at the Nathan Deal Judicial Center ahead of his March 31 resignation ...

A House committee approved two bills Wednesday creating new ways to deal with criminal offenders. The Judiciary Committee voted 14-12 on a party-line vote for an amended House Bill 1671 giving judges ...

Pennsylvania is seeing major progress in the effort to keep justice-involved youth from ending up back in custody as the state’s Balance and Restorative Justice model turns 30. Data from the latest ...