Taking a restorative approach to youth justice

Before starting an internship with the Center for Court Innovation, Radio Rookie Deborah Ugo-Omenukwa had never heard of restorative justice — a process that allows people to take responsibility for their actions, confront the harm they’ve caused and try to repair it.

But the more she learned about restorative justice, the more she started to see flaws in the larger legal system. In this installment of Radio Rookies, Deborah brings us stories from one restorative justice program in Brownsville, Brooklyn.