“When will we understand that jail, no matter who’s inside, makes nothing better?” 

This is a profound question that was posed in a blog by summer of sam at Quirky Black Girls.

Since the Oscar Grant case verdict was issued, I have actually been pleasantly surprised at the number of bloggers and commentators that I have read who are grappling with the question: “What is justice?”  This is an important and needed conversation that we must all have in our communities.  I hope that this verdict is a catalyst for more such dialogue.  This, it seems to me, is an important moment for those of us who believe in and practice transformative justice to offer our ideas and solutions.  In the coming weeks, I am planning to launch two series: one will focus on documenting the upcoming american correctional association conference and the other will focus on sharing some lessons of transformative justice.  Stay tuned!