Dr. Lauren Abramson has over 25 years of experience as a Restorative Justice (RJ) practitioner, trainer, and writer.  As the Founding Director of one of the first and longest-standing restorative justice programs in urban America, Lauren applies Restorative Justice in courts, juvenile justice, schools, neighborhoods, prisons, and organizations as a means of providing fair justice and of dismantling racialized mass incarceration. Currently the Founding Director at www.communitytransformation.net, Lauren works locally, nationally, and internationally to deepen our understanding of the need for equally-accessible fair justice that is focused on healing, learning, and accountability.