Seahawks Co-Produce Doc On New Criminal Justice Reform Program
When the King County Council unanimously voted to fund Restorative Community Pathways on Nov. 17, 2020, it was the culmination of countless hours of hard work behind the scenes. Hours spent in the streets protesting, in the courtroom arguing and in the community spreading their message. Finally, in a year with so many challenges, there was a sign of hope.
Restorative Community Pathways is a program that seeks to alter the current juvenile legal system and instead invest in a community-driven support system. The system focuses on racial equity and care for the youths, their families, those harmed and the community.
The four organizations banded together for Restorative Community Pathways are CHOOSE 180, Collective Justice, Community Passageways and Creative Justice. Each of the four are local-based and share a common goal of ending youth incarceration.
Working with those organizations and local filmmakers Gavin Sullivan and Bryan Tucker, the Seattle Seahawks helped produce a short documentary for the second year in a row. This year's documentary tells the story of Restorative Community Pathways and it's fight for funding in King County.