A facilitator asks them to check in on how they are feeling emotionally, physically and spiritually. Some men cry while speaking to the group and others nod in support. This scenario seems like a traditional male support group, until we learn that they are all inmates at San Quentin State Prison. (A restorative justice agency, nd). The above situation is one way prisons can implement restorative conferences. Restorative group conference is an umbrella term that refers to family group conferences, community conferences, and large group conferences.