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TRC in Action at Schools

TRC was featured in a video on restorative justice training in partnership with Syracuse City School District

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Leaders of Change: Students Empowered through Restorative Justice Fellowship

SCSD students are becoming leaders in restorative justice, thanks to a new Restorative Justice Fellowship. Read more

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CamCo Commissioners To Offer Free Restorative Justice Training

“Community members, educators, students, and stakeholders will have the opportunity to participate in free restorative justice training through the nonprofit The Restorative Center in partnership with Camden County, Camden City, and the Camden City School District.” Read more

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WGXC Morning Show: Shailly Agnihotri

Host Tom Roe speaks with attorney Shailly Agnihotri, founder and President of the Board of The Restorative Center in Newburgh, NY. Agnihotri discusses the Week of Restorative Justice in Hudson, from August 15 to 21.

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Architecture Off-Centre podcast: On Restorative Justice with TRC Founder Shailly Agnihotri

Architecture Off-Centre highlights unconventional design practices and research projects, which reflect various emerging discourses within the design discipline and beyond. Hosted by architect Vaissnavi Shukl, the podcast features engaging conversations with exceptionally creative individuals, who, in their practice, have extrapolated the traditional fields of architecture, planning, landscape and urban design to unexplored frontiers.

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Experts Say Whatever Amy Cooper Got, It Wasn’t Restorative Justice

"Using ‘restorative justice’ feels like three steps back—using that term to do the opposite of what it was intended or potentially can do," said Shailly Agnihotri, who runs the Restorative Center in Newburgh (February 23, 2021).

Rethinking Incarceration: A World with Restorative Justice by Sara Ali

“According to Shailly Agnihotri, founder and president of The Restorative Center, implementing a system of human engagement connects individuals, rather than the current institutions that disconnect us. To address mass incarceration, the people need to collectively reimagine what justice, crime, and non-punitive responses can look like.”

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When People Of Color Commit Hate Crimes

“While mediation seeks to resolve conflicts, RJ seeks a deeper engagement with the philosophical underpinnings of conflict— humans’ lack of empathy and understanding of another’s point of view." Shailly Agnihotri

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Reclaiming Restorative Justice: An Alternate Paradigm for Justice, 20 CUNY L. Rev. 323 (2017).

Restorative justice is “a social movement seeking to transform the way society conceives of justice” Shailly Agnihotri & Cassie Veach.

Ep. 95: Shailly Agnihotri, J.D: "Restorative Justice/Facilitated Circles/Healing Societal Wounds"

RJ is the process of “sitting in circles, sharing stories with humility to sort out the complexities of the lives you have been presented.” Shailly Agnihotri

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Bringing the Community Together, One Circle at a Time

“You may not have heard of The Restorative Center yet, a restorative justice non-profit founded by Shailly Agnihotri in 2015. But the Center has a mission…”