The Red Hook Community Justice Center integrates court proceedings with community services, rewarding graduates of its GED program with applause from judges. This innovative model focuses on rehabilitation, utilizing social service sentences for low-level crimes, with minimal jail time. Chief Judge Rowan Wilson supports this model for expanding community courts to enhance trust in the judiciary and reduce incarceration. Judge Devon Robinson emphasizes addressing individual needs rather than guilt, employing tools such as counseling, drug treatment, and community service to support offenders' reintegration into society.
"The Red Hook Community Justice Center is a courthouse, but it's just as much a hub for community services, using social service sentences for low-level crimes."
"The center is also a destination that Chief Judge Rowan Wilson has zeroed in on as a model for expanding community courts across the system."
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