10 ways to live restoratively

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25 Jun 2025

Practice, Practice, Practice: Living Restoratively

This is a blog by our Restorative Justice Trainer and Service Coordinator, Mark Hamill.   In most, if not all,

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18 Jun 2025

Transparency of the Parole Board

This is a blog by our CEO, Sara Dowling.   Why me? was invited to respond to the recent review

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12 Jun 2025

The Quiet Power of Restorative Justice

This article is based on an interview with Shelley Deutsch, volunteer for Why me?. The article was originally published on

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3 Jun 2025

Launch of new helpline and update on Why me?’s Restorative Justice Service

This is a blog by our CEO, Sara Dowling.   We are excited to announce that Why me? is launching

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29 May 2025

HMI Probation: How Youth Justice Services can meet the new victims’ standard

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Why me? recently held a forum for

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28 May 2025

Join us: Why now is the perfect time to become Chair of Why me?

This is a blog by Will Jacks, Why me?’s Vice Chair of Trustees.   Why me? is a small charity

Sentencing Revi

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28 May 2025

New Sentencing Review: What is it and what does it mean for RJ?

This is a blog by our CEO, Sara Dowling.   Last week, the Government published their long-awaited Sentencing Review, led

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21 May 2025

Meet the practitioner: Karen Holgate

This is an interview with Karen Holgate, Operations Manager at Victim Support.   What is your name? My name is

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20 May 2025

Restorative responses and interfaith instincts

This is a blog by our Restorative Justice Trainer and Service Coordinator, Mark Hamill.   The Interfaith Restorative Justice Project,

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14 May 2025

Creating a safer Criminal Justice System 

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Last week I spoke at a Research

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12 May 2025

Violence in Schools 

This is a blog by our Restorative Justice Lead, Mark Hamill.   Last month, Mark attended an online meeting of

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8 May 2025

“It seems that we missed a major opportunity for restorative justice”

This is a guest blog by Penelope Gibbs, Director of Transform Justice, originally published under the title “I just went

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30 Apr 2025

Capturing the stories of Restorative Justice

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Storytelling is an integral part of the

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23 Apr 2025

Overhauling a broken system: The Times Crime and Justice Commission Report

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Last week, The Times newspaper’s Crime and

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16 Apr 2025

Getting answers through parole hearings

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   As of the beginning of this month