Queer Activism and Anti-Carceral Activism
The prison industrial complex does disproportionate harm to those in society that fall farthest from the white supremacist, cisgender,...
The Restorative Justice Initiative (RJI) is a group of Penn State students, faculty, staff, and community stakeholders committed to empowering and supporting system-impacted, currently and formerly incarcerated individuals through education and meaningful civic engagement. It believes in the power of trauma-informed practice, liberatory pedagogy, and transformative education and is dedicated to leveraging Penn State’s size, scope, reach, and resources to help make education accessible to all sectors of society. The director, Efrain Marimon, and the core staff of RJI are housed in the Office of Education and Social Equity in the Penn State University Park College of Education.
Welcome to the Penn State Restorative Justice Initiative Blog, where RJI staff and supporters share their thoughts on important carceral issues.
The opinions expressed in the blog posts are those of the author and not necessarily the opinions of RJI, the Office of Education and Social Equity, or the Penn State College of Education.