March 2010

Mar. 5
Knife Robber Meets Victim

A WOMAN who was robbed at knifepoint visited her teenage attacker in prison to receive an apology from him as part of a restorative justice project.

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Febuary 2010

Feb. 12
Life in Prison: The Cost of Punishment

This 30-minute documentary explores the cost of California’s "tough on crime" legislation. It gives you an inside look into three state prisons, including the California Medical Facility. CMF houses the oldest and sickest inmates in the state.

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Feb. 2
Understanding Victims of Crime and Their Need to Deal with the Victim/Offender Trauma Bond: The 15 Elements of the Crime Victim Detour

Great article especially for victims!

"The exploration of the Crime Victim Detour will explain why a violent crime has such catastrophic impact on victims and why restorative justice will look different through the eyes of a crime victim."

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January 2010

July 10, 2010
Right-Sizing Prisons: Business Leaders Make the Case for Corrections Reform

PEW Center on the States released this new report. The report shares strategies for overcoming political challenges to reform and specific policy changes that are already yielding positive results in various states. It also discusses state spending on corrections vs. higher education.

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Jan. 5, 2010
Unlikely duo writes new script for inmates

As a Hollywood executive, Scott Budnick produces buddy movies with a twist, like “The Hangover,” this summer’s gross-out comedy about the aftermath of a lunatic Vegas bachelor party, which has been nominated for a Golden Globe.

But he’s also starring, albeit far more quietly, in a real-life buddy production.

The high-energy film executive teamed up with a young prison inmate to create a new state program that gives an educational boost to L.A. County juvenile inmates who, at age 18, are facing time in California’s tough adult prisons. Launched last year, the Youthful Offender Pilot Program so far has placed about 50 juvenile offenders in safer settings with better educational and job training programs.

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Jan. 5, 2010
Canadians Families and Corrections Network

Building stronger and safer communities by assisting families affected by criminal behavior, incarceration and community reintegration

"Jeffrey's going to jail, but he didn't do anything wrong - he's going to a correctional facility to visit his incarcerated father. This storybook describes Jeffrey's experience with the metal detector, the ion scan, the drug dog, and finally being able to hug his father."

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