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Van Ness, Daniel W (2005). Restorative Justice in Prisons: Two Examples. Presentation at Ancillary Meeting #40, Eleventh United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, April 24, Bangkok, Thailand. Downloaded 14 October 2005.

Before I describe two examples of restorative justice programmes operating in prisons in a number of countries, let me make one cautionary observation. Trying to run restorative justice programmes in a prison setting raises a number of issues that have been discussed since early days in the movement about how well restorative justice can be applied in the justice system. (excerpt)

Link: www.pficjr.org/programs/un/11thcongress/rjprisonsmeeting/danspre

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