Restorative justice, with its emphasis on identifying the justice needs of everyone involved in a crime, is helping restore prisoners' sense of humanity while holding them accountable for their actions. Toews, with years of experience in prison work, shows how these practices can change prison culture and society. Written for an incarcerated audience, and for all those who work with people in prison, this book also clearly outlines the experiences and needs of this under-represented part of our society. A title in The Little Books of Justice and Peacebuilding Series.
Author Biography
Barb Toews is the Restorative Justice Program Manager for the Pennsylvania Prison Society, a position in which she creates and facilitates a variety of educational and experiential restorative justice programs in Pennsylvania prisons. Prior to this, she was the founding director of the Lancaster (PA) Area Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program. With more than fourteen years in the field, she is an experienced trainer, educator, and practitioner of restorative justice and victim-offender mediation.
