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Middlesex DA urges wider use of restorative justice for bias incidents, including antisemitism
Summary
Middlesex County District Attorney Marian Ryan told the commission restorative justice has raised victim satisfaction and lowered recidivism in bias- and hate-related incidents, and she urged statutory and policy changes to permit educational remedies even when a case is disposed without conviction.
Marion Ryan, the Middlesex County district attorney, told the Special Commission on Antisemitism that restorative justice programs have been a successful tool in her office for several years and can be particularly effective in addressing antisemitic incidents.
Ryan described restorative justice circles as forums where victims can describe the impact of wrongdoing and ask questions of the person who harmed them. She told commissioners that victim satisfaction in cases that include…
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