(Woodland, CA) – June 14, 2023 The Yolo County District Attorney’s Restorative Justice Partnership (RJP) program is celebrating its 10-year anniversary with a recognition ceremony at 12 noon on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. RJP held its first conferences in Davis on June 3, 2013. In ten years, more than 2,700 people have been diverted through RJP’s volunteer-driven 3-step conference process. This process prioritizes accountability and making amends to victims and the community. Participants who engage in RJP can avoid the barriers to future education, employment, licensing, housing, and more, that can result from a conviction.
RJP’s conference model was designed with input from local law enforcement and leaders in the restorative justice field who would go on to establish the Yolo Conflict Resolution Center. RJP has helped raise the bar for thoughtful, innovative criminal justice reform. The RJP conference model is now utilized by Yolo’s collaborative courts (Mental Health Court and Addiction Intervention Court) and has been replicated in counties across the nation. This recognition celebration will honor the program’s accomplishments and highlight the positive impacts it has had on the community. The ceremony will also serve as an opportunity to thank the program’s partners, stakeholders, volunteers, and participants.
The public is invited to join in the celebration, which will be held in the Atrium of the Yolo County Administration building, located at 625 Court Street, Woodland, CA. For more information, please contact Nicole Kirkaldy at Nicole.Kirkaldy@yolocounty.org or 530-666-8378.
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