Contemporary Origins of Restorative Justice Programming: The Minnesota Restitution Center.

The article focuses on the role of the Minnesota Restitution Center in improving the restorative justice in the state. The program was established by then Minnesota Department of Corrections commissioner David Fogel, where it was known for being a diversion from the Minnesota State Prison, evaluatio...

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Published in:Federal Probation Vol. 76; no. 2; pp. 49 - 56
Main Author: Hudson, Joe
Format: Article
Published: Superintendent of Documents Sep2012
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Summary:The article focuses on the role of the Minnesota Restitution Center in improving the restorative justice in the state. The program was established by then Minnesota Department of Corrections commissioner David Fogel, where it was known for being a diversion from the Minnesota State Prison, evaluation research design, and workers consisting for mostly male and female ex-offenders. The restorative features of the initiative include stakeholder participation, and community transformation.