Gary "Malachi" Scott is the re-entry/community restorative justice coordinator for Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth and co-founder of Atunse Justice League. He holds restorative circles/trainings nationally and is helping to build a community restorative justice framework in North Oakland. Mr. Scott co-founded the North Oakland Restorative Justice Council and served on the Safety and Services Oversight Commission (Measure Z) in Oakland. 

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Mr. Scott has journalistic experience having written articles for the New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, and has been featured in other articles focused around the issue of incarceration. He played a major role in Shakti Butler’s film “Healing Justice.”

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Mr. Scott came to restorative justice through the Victim Offender Education Group, a program of the Insight Prison Project, while incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison. During his incarceration he obtained an Associates Degree through the Prison University Project, co-founded a restorative justice base group called Kid C.A.T. (Creating Awareness Together), and was the sports editor for the San Quentin News.

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Mr. Scott is also a certified Life Coach.