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Buncombe County’s Teen Court tailors justice to first-time offenders
When Jamie Lee Willocks was a teenager, she brought a cellphone with her to band class, which was not allowed. She received a text message from her mother, and the band director heard it. Willocks fessed up and paid the price with an in-school suspension. “I got in so much trouble and I did nothing […]
The steed of justice
Controversial plea deal for former APD officer extended
Christopher Hickman’s period of supervised probation for the 2017 assault of Johnnie Rush might have ended this month if not for delays in the community engagement portion of his restorative justice plea deal. COVID-19, as well as other obligations for the Raleigh-based program director, disrupted the yearlong schedule and will lead to an extension of Hickman’s probation.
Christopher Hickman’s controversial plea deal and what it means for Asheville
Community response is mixed over the recent plea deal for former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman. What exactly will the next 12 months look like and how will the restorative justice process work? Advocates for the deal have high hopes, despite lacking a clear plan.
DA releases statement on Hickman plea, sentencing and restorative justice
Buncombe County District Attorney provided a statement via Twitter on the Aug. 9 guilty plea of former Asheville Police Officer Christopher Hickman in the Aug. 25, 2017, beating of Asheville resident Johnnie Rush.
Letter writer: Asheville has chance to hear restorative justice expert Friday
“Asheville has the remarkable opportunity this week to sit down with Dominic Barter, a fellow who’s been turning people all over the world on to the possibility of recreating our communities in the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, Eleanor Roosevelt, Vandana Shiva and others invested in a world of peacemaking.”