Community Group Conferencing - Winona County Restorative Justice Program
171 West 3rd Street, Winona, MN 55987
First-time juvenile offenders whose cases are deemed appropriate to go through the conferencing process; serves Winona County
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Office hours 8 am - 4:30 pm Monday - Friday
Somali, Laotian, Spanish, English, Korean, French, American Sign Language, Thai, Hmong
Call to arrange for language interpreters.
Call for information; referrals are made by Winona County Attorney's Office and the juvenile court system
Winona County, MN
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Community Group Conferencing brings together the offender and victim of his/her crime, families, law enforcement, and community members to come up with the consequences for juvenile offender. The conference is done in a highly structured setting and led by a trained facilitator who serves as a neutral party. All parties talk about the crime and the behavior, how it affects them, and how to repair the harm that was caused. The juvenile case is managed by the Program Coordinator and is closed after the conference and all terms have been met, up to six months.
07/05/2022
Winona County Restorative Justice Program
Winona County Restorative Justice Program is a community-based program, housed in the Department of Corrections, designed to keep youth out of the court system and off probation through the use of restorative practices.