Building a Restorative Justice Movement Grounded in Racial Justice

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An approach to justice that focuses on repairing harm, restorative justice (RJ) is well-suited to address the impact of racism on individuals and within institutions.  But until recently the RJ field has failed to grapple explicitly with racial injustice—both within the movement itself and within the institutions where it is most often implemented.  However, it is essential for RJ to develop a racially conscious lens, and more broadly, an intersectional lens, especially as it is adopted more broadly within schools and justice systems that are plagued by racial inequity and other forms of oppression.  As an effective alternative to punitive systems, the restorative justice movement must grapple with the historical context in which state punishment has been disproportionately imposed on people of color.