# S2E6: Restorative Justice: A Smart Alternative to Prison, with Danielle Sered, founder and director of Common Justice

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Podcast: [Just Justice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/just-justice-7032206)
Published: 2025-04-15T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://jessicahenryjustice.podbean.com/e/responding-to-violent-crime-through-restorative-justice-not-prison-with-danielle-sered-founder-and-director-of-common-justice/
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## Resource

Danielle Sered is the founder and director of Common Justice, the first alternatives-to-incarceration and victim-service program in the United States. Danielle is also a violent crime survivor and author of the award-winning book, Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair. In this episode of Just Justice, Danielle talks about the power of restorative justice to help survivors heal from violent crime, what crime survivors say they want and need, and her view that prison is not the best way to bring accountability and to prevent future crimes. Learn More: About Danielle Sered's impactful work: About Common Justice: https://commonjustice.org/ To find Danielle's excellent book, Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair About your host, Jessica Henry: Website: http://jessicahenryjustice.com/ Subscribe to monthly newsletter Watch my TEDx talk No-Crime Wrongful Convictions here.

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