Restorative justice scheme to be rolled out in two counties

A RESTORATIVE justice project which was first piloted in Nenagh isto be expanded to encompass courts in both counties Tipperary and Limerick.

The Nenagh Community Restoration Project was initially pioneered by a District Court judge along with the current Inspector of Prisons Michael Reilly in 1999 following his experience of a similar project in New Zealand.

Instead of receiving a criminal record, offenders referred by the courts and accepted by the project are afforded the opportunity to make amends by undertaking work in the local community together with participation in counselling and addiction treatment courses.