Posted inPrison Health

Restorative justice solutions for youth are growing abroad, can they become part of the mix in the U.S.

By Elizabeth Thompson The Positive Impact Circle at Piedmont Mediation in Statesville, N.C. starts first with an icebreaker. Tonight, each participant describes how they are feeling using a weather word. At least three participants describe themselves as “sunny.” Then, the mediator reads a script. “The Positive Impact Circle includes those harmed by the offense, those […]