What is R&RA?
The Restoration & Resilience Alliance educates, empowers, and encourages justice-impacted people, during and/or after their incarceration, who have done violent and/or sexual harm.
R&RA was founded in 2024 by restorative justice practitioners who believe that rehabilitation is possible and that no one should be defined by the worst thing they’ve ever done. Since 2014, R&RA staff have facilitated social-emotional learning at California Institution for Men in Chino, California. More than 100 incarcerated adult men with long-term or life sentences have successfully completed these groups. At least thirty-five have been released by California’s Board of Parole Hearings and are today rebuilding their lives in more positive, pro-social ways.
Why R&RA is Different
R&RA truly emphasizes the core principles of restorative justice. We want to inspire people to invest in the fundamental principles of restorative justice, because we believe that the best and most effective way to heal the traumatic effects of crime is for the community to come together and heal with the offender who harmed them.
