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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

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28 Mar 2025

Why me? at Punch

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Yesterday, (Thursday 27th March), the Why me?

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27 Mar 2025

Mitigating risk in Restorative Justice

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Last week, we held our first forum

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26 Mar 2025

Calm and chaos: A story of probation

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Simon Armitage, the Poet Laureate and a

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26 Mar 2025

Breaking the School-to-Prison Pipeline Through Restorative Practices

This is a guest blog by Faye Sellers, a volunteer for Why me? who is currently studying a Masters degree

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26 Mar 2025

Breaking out of the Justice Loop

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Recently Why me? attended the Centre for

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25 Mar 2025

A night at the Smiley Charity Film Awards 2025

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Last week, Why me? attended the Smiley

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25 Mar 2025

Esther Ghey: Finding forgiveness

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   Last week, Esther Ghey, mother of 16-year-old

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17 Mar 2025

New training opportunity: Value-led and experiential learning

Why me? are delighted to be working with Professor Tim Chapman on a new set of training courses which take

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14 Mar 2025

Responding to London Mayor’s Police and Crime Plan

This is a blog by our CEO, Sara Dowling.   Why me? has responded to the London Mayor’s Police and

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13 Mar 2025

Meet the speakers: Mitigating risk

On the 27th of March, Why me? will be holding our first forum of 2025 on the topic of ‘Mitigating

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5 Mar 2025

Know your rights

This is a blog by our Communications and Campaigns Manager, Keeva Baxter.   We want to ensure that people affected