Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. In May 2021, the District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Second District Supervisor’s Office, launched a pilot ...

The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, which houses Douglas County District Court and a number of other criminal justice services at 111 E. 11th St., is pictured April 8, 2020. A ...

Did you think retraining your brain to help your kids with Eureka math was difficult? Imagine trying to shift the way entire schools, including students, teachers, administrators and parents think of ...

addresses criminal violations that impact the quality of life in the community. Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today, that they will be expanding their Neighborhood ...

How former prisoners are getting a second chance at a career at Atrium Health. Going to prison is hard enough. Trying to find a job after being released from prison can prove to be just as difficult.

In May 2021, the District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Second District Supervisor’s Office, launched a pilot program for Neighborhood Restorative Justice (NRJP) in the city of Goleta, ...

JULIE: A ONE OF A KIND PROGRAM, HERE IN OMAHA, IS REDUCING JAIL POPULATION, AND REPAIRING THE COMMUNITY AT THE SAME TIME. ROB: IT’S CALLED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND IT’S THE ONLY PROGRAM LIKE THIS ...

King County will keep moving forward with a new juvenile restorative justice program, passed in the wake of 2020’s mass racial justice protests, despite the protests of four suburban mayors who worry ...

In May 2021, the District Attorney’s Office, in collaboration with the Second District Supervisor’s Office, launched a pilot program for Neighborhood Restorative Justice (NRJP) in Goleta, targeting ...

TAMPA — As a first time offender, Andre Jones says he was facing up to 35 years in jail and probation. Then he was accepted into the R.E.D. Program, also known as Rehabilitation Enables Dreams. "It ...