Dane County TimeBank In The News
Restorative justice advocates tell ERO committee to remove police from schoolsJan
19
2018
By Amber C. Walker Restorative justice practitioners had a clear message for the Madison School Board's committee on police in schools: It is time for the police to go. The Madison School Board's ad-hoc committee on educational resource officers is three-quarters of the way through its 15-month process to review, evaluate and make recommendations about the use of police in... |
WISC Editorial Agenda 2017: Intervention, prevention; supporting restorative justiceNov
30
2017
MADISON, Wis. - One of the most important components of Dane County’s criminal justice reform efforts is an expanded commitment to restorative justice. Keeping people, especially young people, out of the court system and its database through responsibility, harm repair and victim healing alternatives, is key to reducing prison populations and providing second chances. This week, YWCA... |
Dane County TimeBank to host events in Sun PrairieSep
14
2017
The Dane County TimeBank is growing in the Sun Prairie area, and invites the community to learn more. The TimeBank is a mutual exchange system that anyone can join. It provides a network for members to find and connect with each other to see what things people have to offer and to set up exchanges. Thorugh the TimeBank, people might offer services such as giving rides, pet... |
Time banks offer chance to swap most valuable commoditySep
04
2017
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Punished By PeersSep
04
2017
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TimeBank Growing in Sun PrairieMay
04
2017
For people with the willingness, skills and talents to help others, it can be hard to connect with people who have need for those services. The Dane County TimeBank provides a solution. A local nonprofit since 2005, TimeBank provides a way for a network of more than 2,000 members to connect with each other and offer or exchange services. Anyone can join. People may... |
Expanded restorative justice programs offer young offenders an escape from life behind barsJan
17
2017
For most young people, the changes associated with coming of age can seem daunting, and when combined with the instability that comes with an arrest, it can become unmanageable. Restorative justice systems help youth stay away from a path of repeat offenses while introducing positive influences. Restorative justice programs like the TimeBank’s Youth Court Program and the... |
Expanded restorative justice programs offer young offenders an escape from life behind barsJan
17
2017
Alternatives to traditional sentencing aim to reduce recidivism, racial inequities in justice system For most young people, the changes associated with coming of age can seem daunting, and when combined with the instability that comes with an arrest, it can become unmanageable. Restorative justice systems help youth stay away from a path of repeat offenses while... |
Youth Court on YouTubeSep
04
2016
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Social work graduate: ‘My greatest goal … is to make people see each other as human beings’May
09
2016
A 16-year-old boy is shown into the room. There are four tables set up in a rectangle; seven people sit around the ‘“U,” facing him. He approaches them unenthusiastically and sits down. “We’re not that scary,” Shannon Davis assures him. “We’re just going to talk.” While this is certainly not a threatening environment – it is a clean, beautiful church lobby, and... |