Healing and Accountability in the Criminal Justice System: Applying Restorative Justice Processes in the Workplace

Authors

Kay Pranis, Minnesota Department of Corrections

Abstract

This essay will describe efforts to apply the principles and processes of restorative justice to the criminal justice system in prison as a workplace. The initiative began as a pilot project in one facility when prison staff recognized that they could not effectively work with inmates in a restorative way until they changed their relationships with one another. Based on the positive experience of the pilot project the Minnesota Department of Corrections (MNDOC) has now expanded the availability of restorative processes for staff conflict and unhealthy workplace units to all prison facilities. This model has potential applications in all kinds of workplaces.

Disciplines

Dispute Resolution and Arbitration | Law | Legal Remedies

Recommended Citation

Kay Pranis, Healing and Accountability in the Criminal Justice System: Applying Restorative Justice Processes in the Workplace, 8 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 659 (2007).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cjcr/vol8/iss2/11