Policy Priorities

The coalition supports policy changes that:

1. Maintain and expand access to community-based restorative justice.
2. Shift power to communities and away from punitive, destructive systems held by the state.
3. Redirect funds from punitive responses to community-based and healing-centered responses to harm and ensure funding is abundant, equitable, and sustainable.
4. Promote truth-telling and genuine accountability, both systemic and interpersonal.
5. Support relational healing practices rooted in the wisdom and needs of BIPOC communities.
6. Ensure that the integrity of restorative justice is protected.

2026 Policy Priorities

Coming soon.

Policy Priorities from Previous Years

The Restorative Justice Integrity Act

The Restorative Justice Integrity Act (AB 2833) is a new law designed to protect participants in Restorative Justice programs across California. It ensures that what people say during a Restorative Justice process can’t be used against them in other legal proceedings, such as a trial. In simple terms, this law aims to make Restorative Justice programs safer for everyone involved by keeping the conversations private. This privacy encourages people to be more open and honest during the process, which can lead to better outcomes.

Restorative Justice Programs

Restorative Justice Programs (AB60) requires that victims/survivors of harm receive notice of the availability of community-based restorative justice programs and processes in their community, county, county jails, juvenile detention facilities, and prisons.

AB60 gives victims and survivors the statutory right to be notified of the availability of Restorative Justice processes.