About Restorative Justice

Holmesburg Prison Experiments

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About Our Restorative Justice Initiative

Committee Chairman

 Dr. Arvilla Payne-Jackson

Professor, Department of Sociology and Criminology 

Howard University, Washington, D.C.

With decades of experience in leadership, Professor Arvilla Payne-Jackson is dedicated to making a positive impact in both academia and communities. Her commitment to giving back and fostering meaningful change resonates deeply in her work.

Professional Highlights:

Leadership Expertise: Dr. Jackson has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills throughout her illustrious career. Her ability to inspire and guide others has been instrumental in shaping the educational landscape.

Community Engagement

Believing in the importance of community involvement, Dr. Jackson actively participates in initiatives aimed at improving the lives of others. Her philanthropic endeavors reflect her unwavering dedication to social responsibility and civic engagement.

Educational Influence

Under Dr. Jackson's guidance, students have not only gained knowledge but have also been empowered to become leaders in their own right. Her mentorship and guidance have inspired countless individuals to pursue excellence and contribute positively to society.

Bio sketch

Dr. Jackson is a Professor at Howard University in Washington, D.C. where she has taught for 48 years. She teaches cultural and medical anthropology, sociolinguistics, and qualitative methods. She graduated with her doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania, PA. She has done ethnographic evaluation for federal, state, and non-profit organizations projects/programs, including, Drug Treatment Projects, Children, Youth, and Families Service Programs, Ex-offender Re-Entry Programs, Early Childhood Programs, the U.S. National Park Service Oral History Projects, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HIV/AIDS project, Youth Opportunity Programs, among others and numerous service learning projects. Dr. Payne-Jackson has been a visiting scholar at the National Center for Bioethics for Research and Health Care at Tuskegee University and is the consultant to the Voices for Our Fathers Legacy Foundation, LLC composed of the descendants of the victims of the “U.S. Public Health Service Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male” conducted in Tuskegee and Macon County, AL (1932-1972). She is the consultant to The Jones Foundation for Returning Citizens, Inc. working with survivors and descendants of the “Holmesburg Prison Experiments” that took place in Philadelphia, PA between the 1951 and 1974. She also is working with The Black Voice Project in which returning citizens have determined to give back and bring healing to their communities in Southeast, Washington, DC. The goals of the project are to assist returning citizens in re-entry, mentor at-risk youth, and intervene and prevent both violence and gun violence.

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