The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that restorative justice education sessions for some people arrested during episodes of civil unrest last year begins this weekend, describing the alternative approach to criminal justice as the city’s “first attempt at a restorative model for adult offenders.”
“The plan simply put is to have accountability without the necessity for convictions,” said Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who has established the reputation as one of the country’s most progressive prosecutors. “The plan is to make sure that as best we can the defendants and the defense satisfy their obligations to the people they harmed, which includes some small business owners, many of them business owners of color.”
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