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Advocating for Restorative Justice in Nigeria: Participants in a recent one-day seminar organized by PF Nigeria discussed the chronic prison overcrowding in that country and explored solutions through alternatives to incarceration based on restorative justice.

Sycamore Tree Project®: See the powerful impact of PF New Zealand's Sycamore Tree Project®.

Restorative Justice at work

Sycamore Tree Project

Read about the impact of this powerful in-prison restorative justice programme.

Communities of Restoration

Learn about these 24-hour, 7-day-a-week intensive prison regimes operated by Prison Fellowship NGOs.

What is restorative justice?

Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders.

Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by: (a) identifying and taking steps to repair harm, (b) involving all stakeholders, and (c) transforming the traditional relationship between communities and their governments in responding to crime. more