Liberté Glossary
Key terms on restorative justice, cooperativism, and penitentiary practices that we use in our work.
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💡 Punitivisim
Discourse and practice that prioritize punishment as the primary —and often sole— response to crime, assuming...
Legal💡 Person in incarceration
Person under State custody whose freedom of movement has been temporarily restricted. At Liberté, we choose th...
Penitentiary💡 Productive Unit
Working group organized within the cooperative that develops a specific productive activity alongside other in...
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💡 Restorative act
Concrete action aimed at repairing the harm caused, rebuilding relationships, and restoring the dignity of all...
Restorative💡 Restorative encounter
Facilitated, voluntary meeting between the person who caused harm and the victim (or surrogate victim / commun...
Restorative💡 Recidivism
Return of a person to the penal system following a prior sentence. It is one of the main indicators used to ev...
Penitentiary💡 Restorative Justice
Model of response to crime centered on repairing the harm caused to victims, restoring community bonds, and ho...
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