“The Elephant in the Courtroom,” published by the North Carolina Council of Churches provides an adult curriculum that powerfully explores the themes of community, forgiveness, racism and restorative justice—all in the context of the current criminal justice system. See the following page for an excerpt from this important document.  Requests for a hard copy can be sent to nccofc@nccouncilofchurches.org

 

http://www.exodusfoundation.org

The Exodus Foundation is a North Carolina-based non-profit organization that serves African-Americans who have been incarcerated, or who may be at risk for incarceration, using a national community based after-prison care program.

 

http://nccumc.org/cjamm

The Committee on Criminal Justice and Mercy Ministries of the North Carolina Conference is committed to providing services and opportunities for United Methodists in the North Carolina Conference to achieve and maintain an understanding of prison ministry and the importance of prison reform based on Christian principles. The Committee seeks to relate in a Christian manner to the individual offender and his/her family and to victims and their families.

 

http://www.restorativejustice.info

The Restorative Justice Resource Center is a new, North Carolina-based organization dedicated to serving victims/survivors, offenders, their family members, and communities by providing information, resources, victim offender mediation and dialogues, and training to promote restorative justice. In North Carolina, the Restorative Justice Task Force of Western North Carolina provides opportunities for concerned citizens to work together with community organizations and local governments to expand existing programs and to develop new restorative approaches that support healing and empowerment for victims, offenders, and their families.

 

http://trianglelostgeneration.org

Triangle Lost Generation Task Force, Inc. (TLGTF) exists to confront and reduce the escalating risks faced by area communities and families of losing young people to delinquency, criminality, and incarceration. Our primary program objectives are two-fold: 1) to help minority males remain in school, and 2) to support their parents and equip them to become stronger, empowered, effective advocates for their children.

 

http://www.schr.org

The Southern Center for Human Rights is a non-profit, public interest law firm dedicated to enforcing the civil and human rights of people in the criminal justice system in the South. The Center’s legal work includes representing prisoners in challenges to unconstitutional conditions and practices in prisons and jails; challenging systemic failures in the legal representation of poor people in the criminal courts; and representing people facing the death penalty who otherwise would have no representation. In particular, the Center challenges unconstitutional conditions of confinement in prisons and jails and seeks to bring about the greater use of constructive alternatives to incarceration.

 

http://www.voma.org

The Victim Offender Mediation Association (VOMA) is an international membership association which supports and assists people and communities working at models of restorative justice. VOMA provides resources, training, and technical assistance in victim-offender mediation, conferencing, circles, and related restorative justice practices. This comprehensive website offers numerous resources concerning the work of restorative justice.

 

http://www.restorativejustice.org

Restorative Justice provides resources on the worldwide restorative justice movement, including articles, worship aids, and the latest news from around the world.

 

 

 

http://www.capitalrestorativejustice.org

The mission of the Capital Restorative Justice Project is to promote healing and nonviolent responses within North Carolina communities torn apart by capital murder and executions.  Based in Durham, North Carolina, CRJP hosts local events promoting Restorative Justice and has links to many valuable resources for congregations on its website.