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RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Holding offenders directly accountable to the victims and the community they harmed. Offenders take full responsibility for their actions. This requires the offender to understand how their actions affected others, acknowledging that their actions were a conscious choice they made, and their actions caused others harm. In taking responsibility for their actions, they also need to repair the harm where possible and avoid harmful actions in the future.

Seven Values of Restorative Justice:

Crime is an offense against human relationships.
Victims and the community are central to the justice process.
The first priority of the justice process is to assist victims.
The second priority of the justice process is to restore the community, to the degree possible.
The offender has personal responsibility to victims and to the community for crimes committed.
The offender will develop improved competency and understanding as a result of the Restorative Justice experience.
Stakeholders share responsibilities for Restorative Justice through partnerships for action (community partnerships).

Arizona Department of Corrections Restorative Justice activities

In fiscal year 2006, inmates of the Arizona Department of Corrections gave back to victim organizations over $151,000.00 in donations and over $17,000.00 in labor directed towards victim agencies. The total fiscal impact to Arizona victim agencies was over $169,000.00.

Fundraising

$66,357.58 was raised by Arizona Department of Corrections inmates and split between Homicide Survivors and Parents of Murdered Children. Director Dora Schriro and Governor Janet Napalitano presented the checks to the two organizations. Since the presentation on April 24, 2006, the total raised for those organizations increased to $84,762.76

Memorial

Inmates at Winslow prison mine flagstone to be used for memorials throughout the state.

Inmates' Fundraising Projects


Safford inmates carving the flagstone for the Safford Victims Rights Memorial Garden.


Lewis inmates made several desks, tables and chairs for New Life Domestic Violence shelter	Florence Inmates made bird house banks and pamphlet holders for Community Alliance Against Family Abuse (CAAFA)


Inmates at Perryville crochet baby blankets and outfits for various domestic violence shelters.	Inmates at Phoenix West refurbish bicycles to give to children at Domestic Violence shelters and other children in need.


Inmates at Yuma donated various hobbycraft items to be auctioned off with the proceeds donated to Child and Family Services.	Inmates from the Kingman prison are building a fence around the new ‘Sara’s House’ Advocacy Center.