The Restorative Justice Clemency & Parole Project
Circling back to community.
I am a community member and I want a circle.
I’m a minster, a teacher, a neighbor, a district attorney, a government official, or I run an agency or non-profit.
I want a community-based circle process for someone incarcerated and the people left behind.
I am coming home soon and I want a circle.
I’ve done my time.
I now want to sit with my family, supporters, and others who were affected by my conduct.
I am ready to connect and rebuild.
I am affected by the past and I want a circle.
I was impacted by the conduct of an incarcerated person.
I want to be heard and wonder what it would be like to hear from them. I seek to disentangle myself, and them, from the past event that bound us together.
“Returning home, I was worried I’d bump into the family of the person I hurt at a Dunkin Donuts and end up having a painful conversation there. So I reached out to The RJCP Project for a more restorative way forward.”
— RJCP Project Participant