Molly Leach

Founder, Producer & Host, Restorative Justice on The Rise, United States of America

Molly Leach

Founder, Producer & Host, Restorative Justice on The Rise, United States of America
Ms. Leach founded the first known restorative-justice focused podcast in 2011, Restorative Justice on The Rise, a publicly accessible live forum and itunes/spotify stream, which uniquely records interviews with a live, interactive audience. It has reached every continent in the world and convenes a broad circle of professionals, academics, change-makers, and thought leaders through dialogue, panels, educational opportunities, and connection of local, state, national, and international movements in advocacy and awareness-building. Guests include Dr. Johan Galtung, Dominic Barter, Arun Gandhi, Fania Davis, A.T. Ariyaratne, Bryan Stevenson (Just Mercy), and many others. She also has partnered with media companies such as CNN and supported HBO Documentaries in efforts to reach grassroots organizers and communities working to transform systems and lives. Molly is also an essayist, researcher, educator, and visiting lecturer and presenter in the USA and worldwide. Her work has appeared in Oxford University's Current Debates in Peace and Conflict Studies and the upcoming Bloomsbury Encyclopedia on Restorative Justice. She presented at the European Forum For Restorative Justice Conference in Tallinn, Estonia (May 2024)
Last updated: Aug 31, 2025

Stay Connected

Subscribe to Our Monthly Newsletter and Receive Regular Updates

Link copied to clipboard
Search