When Restorative Justice Goes to Prison

Tyrone Werts is a former lifer whose sentence at Graterford prison was commuted in 2011. He has been an RJ advocate since the days he was still in prison. Tyrone is currently working with the public defender’s office and with the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program that allows college students and prisoners to study together.

Barb Toews is a long-time restorative justice practitioner and trainer, completing her PhD and teaching at Bryn Mawr College and Haverford College.