No one is born an offender. People become victims and offenders at the same time. Further, the system does not rehabilitate people who are convicted of crime. Once released, most will re-offend within five years. We are committed to help those who don’t have a good initial situation and are caught in the cycle of crime and addictions. Through “Restorative Justice” we focus on a comprehensive approach of the penal system. Restorative justice repairs the harm caused by crime by emphasizing accountability, forgiveness, and making amends. When victims, offenders, and community members meet to decide how to do that, the result are transformational.

This approach has been shown to reduce costs within the criminal justice system, lower repeat offender rates, reduce post-traumatic stress in victims of crime, and increase the number of cases brought to justice.