Growing up as a young black male on Chicago’s West Side, Ethan Viets-VanLear has lost…
Tag: Restorative Justice
More Money Being Put Into Incarcerating Youth Instead of Rehabilitation
Research shows that incarceration does not work and the consequences are lifelong stains on a…
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Violence and Criminal Justice: What needs Fixing?
Chicago students in many of the city’s public schools are being pushed out. “We really…
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Overwhelming Stigmas Face Juvenile Convicts, Activists Say
While Illinois has expanded the number of felony records that citizens can have sealed, there is…
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Youth Win, CPS Agrees to Restorative Justice Approach in Schools
A news report from Curtis Black’s Newstips Blog, Community Media Workshop In a victory for…