Held to account: The Common Ground Justice Project share new report on what people want from the justice system
The Common Ground Justice Project have published a new report called ‘Held to account’, exploring the “loss of confidence in the criminal justice system and what the public actually want from reform to rebuild trust”. The report begins with co-founder Jacob Dunne sharing his experience of Restorative Justice, meeting the parents of James Hodgkinson, the […]
Restorative Justice raised by Why me? in Ministry of Justice’s prison review
This week, the Ministry of Justice closed their call for evidence as part of the ‘Independent review of the prison system in England and Wales’. Why me? submitted a response to the consultation, calling for wider access to Restorative Justice in prison. The review aims to “provide a strategic, risk-based assessment of the current, emerging […]
Government announce new measures to support victims affected by early release
The Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, has shared an update on the Early Release Scheme under the new Sentencing Act which is due to come into force in October. The key highlights from the update including additional offences which will be excluded from the Early Release Scheme and a package of support that will be made […]
Feed into the Government’s Independent Review of Prisons
At the beginning of the month, the Government announced that they are conducting an independent review into the prison system in England and Wales. They explained that the rationale behind this decision was the “ongoing and future challenges that are not widely understood, shaped by pressures across capacity, safety and decency, security and rehabilitation, as […]
Through the sentence: Supporting families affected by imprisonment
This is a guest blog by our Volunteer, Leah Stanley. I have been volunteering with Why me? for a while now and I really believe Restorative Justice matters. Restorative Justice puts people, not just process, at the centre. It gives those affected by harm a chance to be heard, and it gives those who caused […]
Why me? Ambassadors in action: Meeting the Prisons’ Minister and BBC Crimewatch
It has been a busy week for our Ambassadors, who have been making significant progress in spreading the word about Restorative Justice. Why me? has a group of Ambassadors who have all been through the Restorative Justice process after being harmed by a range of crimes. Their role involves sharing their story to raise awareness […]