DANBURY, CONN. — The Ancell School of Business Division of Justice and Law Administration and the Center for Compassion, Creativity and Innovation will host “Restorative Justice: Healing for Both Victim & Offender” at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in the Ballroom of the Campus Center on the Western Connecticut State University Westside campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury.

Featured speakers will be Reverend Walt Everett and Mike Carlucci. Everett is a pastor at a Methodist church, and the father of six children. His son, Scott, was shot and killed in 1987. Everett spent a year dealing with devastation, rage and depression until he decided to write the man who killed his son, Mike Carlucci. After explaining to Carlucci how he tore apart Everett’s family through his actions, Everett then forgave Carlucci at the end of the letter and unknowingly began building a foundation for friendship. Through correspondence with Carlucci while he served his sentence in the prison system, Everett built a close bond with Carlucci and even argued for his early release. Now Everett and Carlucci give lectures about their experience in dealing with healing for both the victim and the offender when a crime is committed.

The event will be free and open to the public.

For more information, send an email to kainm@wcsu.edu or contact the office of University Relations at (203) 837-8486.

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