Public Newsroom
On August 30, 2018, City Bureau reporting fellows Jenny Casas and Sarah Conway led a community conversation about the restorative justice court on its one-year anniversary. Besides sharing their intensive reporting process, they discussed lessons learned and asked attendees to participate in the newsmaking process.
Our Coverage
Should Communities Have a Say in How Residents Are Punished for Crime?
By Yana Kunichoff
May 2, 2017 |
With The Atlantic
Five Things We Know About the New Court Opening in North Lawndale
By Jennifer Casas, Resita Cox and Sarah Conway
June 26, 2017 |
With Austin Weekly News
City Bureau reporters host a community workshop with north lawndale Peace warriors
Led by Jennifer Casas, Resita Cox and Sarah Conway
September 21, 2017 |
City Bureau's Public Newsroom
Justice, Restored? New North Lawndale Court Aims to Change Punitive System
By Jennifer Casas, Resita Cox and Sarah Conway
September 22, 2017 |
With Chicago Defender
Trial by Peace Circle: How a Chicago Community Is Pursuing Jail-Free Justice
By Sarah Conway
November 27, 2017 |
With In These Times
Grandmothers of Chicago’s Restorative Justice Movement
By Jenny Casas and Sarah Conway
January 3, 2018 |
With Chicago Defender
Mothers on Both Sides of Chicago Violence Find Sisterhood in Loss
By Sarah Conway.
Photos by Sebastián Hidalgo
February 5, 2018 |
With Chicago Magazine
North Lawndale Group Aims to Reclaim Lots and Lives
By Resita Cox
February 6, 2018 |
With Austin Weekly News
Oasis: A Poem for North Lawndale
By Resita Cox
February 15, 2018 |
City Bureau
Sebastian Hidalgo wins “Best Photography” Award for restorative justice coverage
May 11, 2018 |
Lisagor Award
This Chicago Court Uses Peace Circles To Dole Out Justice
By Sarah Conway
Photos by Sebastián Hidalgo
June 20, 2018 |
With WBEZ
Sarah Conway wins “Best Story or ESSAY” Award for “After Unthinkable Loss”
December 11, 2018 |
Chicago Review of Books
Support for this series was provided in part by the Annie E. Casey Foundation