Recently, a group of twelve students at Compton Unified’s Enterprise Middle School were invited to take part in Restorative Circles...

CYS youth participants often have a talent that is revealed during mediation and provides a springboard for a meaningful restitution.

The story of why Nicole brought a knife to school revealed profound hardships in her life and threats to her well-being.

CYS’s new Mediation Office Hours program, has become a powerful, positive and well-attended program.

Crafting meaningful restitution agreements in Victim-Offender Restitution (VORS) mediations is a collaborative process combining input...

Currently, the County of LA has a budget of over $409 million to incarcerate just 400 youth. It's time to reimagine what's possible.

The LA County DA’s announcement provides details of the new partnership with CYS to expand use of restorative justice for non-violent felony

Every successful mediation has a turning point....In this VORS case, this special moment came after hours of exchanges between parties...

This milestone measure to promote publicly-supported social reform aligns closely with CYS’s mission of providing youth development and dive

A special invitation for you to join us in celebrating and promoting reconciliation in our relationships and communities.

Last month, 28 people convened by video conference for the largest-ever victim-offender restitution services mediation hosted by CYS.

On National Letter Writing Day, we invite you and your friends and family to take part in our favorite "restorative practice".

Act fast if you are interested — last chance to apply — applications due Oct. 22! Training begins Nov. 13, 2020.

With COVID-19, CYS has energetically developed new, user-friendly systems for delivering restorative justice and youth development services

The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) has selected CYS as its model for promoting restorative justice diversion nationwide.

Earlier this month, CYS gave an interactive video-conference training targeted to juvenile court prosecutors throughout LA County.

This show raises community awareness on human trafficking and profiles the work of CYS’s Restorative Justice & Juvenile Justice reform work.