Juvenile Court Restorative Justice Diversion

Citizens for Juvenile Justice's article "Unlocking Potential: Addressing the overuse of juvenile detention in Massachusetts" highlights why detention is harmful to kids, whom we detain, and which alternatives to detention are working well in Massachusetts.

It also...

The Massachusetts Lawyers Journal has featured JCRJD Executive Director Erin Freeborn's piece on restorative justice, "Justice for juveniles: restorative justice another path for citizens of the commonwealth."

"We at Juvenile Court Restorative Justice Diversion also li...

JCRJD Board Chair Susan Maze-Rothstein, Executive Director Erin Freeborn, and Adivsory Board Member The Honorable Jay Blitzman accept the Lenny Zakim Fund Award on behalf of JCRJD at the Lenny Zakim Fund 2014 Award Ceremony.

"Writer Dax-Devlon Ross explores how the innovative approach is gradually winning over police departments in Massachusetts cities such as Lowell and Concord, and what that means for criminal justice systems nationwide."

Read the full article here, with JCRJD featured o...

In September of 2013, Erin Freeborn won a Sandbox Summer Accelerator Award and $8,000 prize for Juvenile Court Restorative Justice Diversion!

Read the full story here.

Erin Freeborn joins radio host Kevin Willett to discuss JCRJD's origins, methods, and goals.

Listen to the audio recording here.