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Restorative justice and prison visitation

Northey, Wayne
June 4, 2015

Source: (2002) Mennonite Brethren Herald 41 (April 5): 7-8.

M2/W2 Association is an organization of Christian volunteers in corrections in British Columbia. Wayne Northey is executive director of this organization. In this article Northey roots the practice of prison visitation in restorative justice and points to biblical foundations for restorative justice. Examples from the ministry of M2/W2 Association in correctional facilities in British Columbia illustrate the potential of restorative, transformative justice to change lives.

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