2026 (Virtual)

1-2:45 PM Seeds of Hope: Personal Stories of Restorative Justice (Panel Discussion)
Past participants in restorative justice programs from across the state will share about their experiences with and perceptions of these processes. A panel facilitator will ask questions and then there will be time for questions from the audience.

3-4 PM Program Development Dialogue: Anchorage Youth Court
The Anchorage Youth Court (AYC) is exploring ways to integrate restorative justice (RJ) into their programming. After a brief presentation on where they are in the process and how they got there, the floor will be open to ask questions, offer feedback, and dialogue with AYC representatives about what this RJ integration could look like.

1-2:45 PM Legal Pathways into RJ Programs in Alaska (Information Session)

There are several legal pathways into RJ programs in Alaska. These include the opportunity for community groups to make sentencing recommendations to judges based on restorative processes; court diversion programs; and restorative justice meetings for child in need of aid (CINA) cases. This panel will include presentations about each of these processes followed by time for questions from the audience.

1-2:45 PM Tending the Circle: Shared Power in Facilitating RJ Circles (Panel Discussion)
Is restorative justice (RJ) really a community-based model where anyone can be a facilitator and the conversations do not require the support of a mental health professional? Or is RJ a clinical model where a specialized mental health professional is required to properly facilitate these dialogues? A panel of scholars with histories as both clinicians and/or RJ facilitators will discuss these questions and then open the floor for questions from the audience.

3-4 PM Program Development Dialogue: Interior Alaska Restorative Justice for Domestic Violence Pilot
The Interior Alaska Center for Nonviolent Living and their community partners received a 5-year grant from the federal Office on Violence Against Women to start a pilot program using restorative justice to respond to cases of gender-based violence. After a brief presentation on where they are in the process of starting this pilot and how they got there, the floor will be open to ask questions, offer feedback, and dialogue with program planning committee representatives about what the program will look like.