Office of Restorative Justice

Javier Stuaring organizes healing dialogues between families of people who have a loved one murdered with families of loved ones serving life sentences for murder. He wants to see the criminal justice system changed to incorporate the healing needs of both families. “Our current system over-relies on punishment,” said Stuaring, the executive director of Healing Dialogue and Action. “We have a justice system where a crime occurs, we punish them and that’s it. That really just continues the cycle of hurt and pain.” He told a story about a … [Read more...] about Javier Stuaring brings victims and offenders together