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Gordon, Katya Goodenough (2004). From Corrections to Connections: A Report on the AMICUS Girls Restorative Program. Minneapolis, MN: AMICUS

Corrections professionals are looking for new models that can effectively address the needs of women and girls in the corrections system and take on the unique challenges they pose. For the past four years, the Minnesota Department of Corrections has partnered with AMICUS (a non-profit agency) and a juvenile residential placement facility to provide a gender-responsive program for serious and chronic female juvenile offenders. “The Girls Restorative Program” is an innovative effort that blends the philosophies of restorative justice with the best practices of gender-responsive programming for girls. Restorative services are provided to girls while they are in residential placement, during their transition and furlough, and after release. (excerpt)

Link: http://www.amicususa.org/Girls%20Final%20Report%20-%20Jan%2004.doc

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