'We are going to put the case for a more humane, evidence-based approach to crime and punishment.’ Photo: by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash
Serving time: Jonathan Ranger has a good example
‘In most cases, imprisonment is not the answer.’
by Jonathan Ranger
18th August 2023
On 12 July the Howard League for Penal Reform (HL) held a special meeting – an appreciation of the service of its director from 1971 to 1982. This was Martin Wright, now aged ninety-three, whose Quakerism has always informed his criminal justice work. Martin is recognised as a key instigator of Restorative Justice (RJ), both in Britain and Europe, and is a founder member of the RJ Council. He remains tireless in advocating RJ as an official and viable approach to addressing the harm caused by crime – something that the justice system fails to do.
