Restorative Circles ( restorativecircles.org ) In a growing number of favelas in Brazil, like this one in Guaruja, Sao Paolo, systems have been set up so residents can bring their conflicts to Restorative Circles. More

Ruth Morgan ( communityworkswest.org ) The restorative justice play Man.Alive. Stories from the Edge of Incarceration to the Flight of Imagination , featuring three formerly incarcerated individuals including Ivan Corado (right) and Reggie Daniels (center), as well as community artist Freddy More

RJOY (Eleanor Cooney) For the restorative justice movement to grow strong, it must recall its past, like the Sankofa bird. More

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) Fania E. Davis (at right) engages with students at Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth’s Castlemont Peacebuilding Academy, summer 2011. More

Caitlin Ng ( caitlinng.com ) Religious environmentalism “restores to human consciousness an understanding of nature as . . . the bearer of mystery and spirit,” the author writes. Walk Softly on the Earth by Caitlin Ng. More

Julie Mallozzi A circle meets at Cole Middle School in Oakland, California. The restorative justice pilot program at Cole, which Rita Alfred coordinated, was so effective in reducing suspensions, expulsions, and violence that staff at about twenty schools sought training and assistance to bring More

Mike Ewen ( tallahassee.com ) Andy Grosmaire talks about his daughter, Ann, who was killed by her fiancé, Conor. The Grosmaires asked for a restorative justice process to resolve the case, a highly unusual request from the parents of a murder victim. More

with her four children and elderly mother, at the same time that her husband was sentenced by a military tribunal to death by hanging. Is restorative justice able to address harms on the scale of genocide and white supremacy? More