Talking Cure
Community Conferencing Center uses restorative justice techniques to deal with crime in Baltimore.
Baltimore City Paper, May 27.
Bearing Witness
The Justice Policy Institute asked Baltimore City's Residents to Give Voice to What's Needed to Fix the Criminal Justice System; from The Justice Policy Institute, April 1.
Online Discussion
Washington Post Magazine discussion of Karen Houppert's Post Magazine cover story, 'The Truth About Forgiveness,' and how Community Conferencing facilitates reconciliation and healing; Washington Post Magazine, March 23
The Truth About Forgiveness
After his son was murdered, Bernard Williams became consumed by anger and depression. There was, he came to realize, only one way to save himself; Washington Post Magazine, March 22
Effective Way to Settle Disputes without Heading to Court
Lauren Abramson founded the Community Conferencing Center program in Baltimore as a way to resolve conflicts without going to court; abc2news.com, March 12
School Officials Say Help was Offered to Two Teens Involved in Fatal Stabbing ![]()
William H. Lemmel Middle School staff learned of a rift between two boys they thought were friends. They tried, unsuccessfully, to get their parents to come in for a conflict-resolution session; from Baltimore Sun, November, 2008