RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Restorative justice provides communities with tangible benefits by shifting focus from punitive measures to healing, accountability, and actively repairing harm. This program provides offenders of nonviolent crimes referred by the Monroe County Department of Probation with diversions from commitment to the County Jail. It's more cost-effective than incarceration, helps offenders make positive contributions in the future, and reduces recidivism.

PROGRAM DETAILS

  • Gives court-ordered clients opportunities to complete community service hours

  • Provides clients with workforce development, substance abuse programs, and financial literacy programs

Who: Court-ordered offenders of nonviolent crimes in the Rochester area

When: All year round

Working with a barrel
Painting wood
Working with a client
Building indoors
Building furniture
Working together
Building outdoors
Our clients gathered together
Outside in the winter
Shoveling mulch
Gardening

“Restorative justice is the blueprint for making our communities whole again.”

— Fania Davis