Prison Ministry

What is Restorative Justice?

Restorative Justice is an approach that focuses on healing and restoring both the victim and offender. Depending on the process or technique used, restorative justice involves the victim, the offender, their social networks, justice agencies, and the community.

Restorative justice seeks to empower the offender in owning responsibility for the criminal action. This form of justice is seen as integrated and whole and is based on mercy and love instead of perpetuating the current retributive model of justice as punishment.