Recently six high schoolers from Hastings were sentenced for setting off a mail-bomb at their vice principal's house. It didn't happen in court, though. The case is one of many in Minnesota being heard in what's known as a "circle." A circle brings victims, offenders and community members face-to-face to discuss the crime and in many cases decide how the offender can make amends. Supporters say circles can heal the victim and the larger community... rather than just punishing an offender. Department of Corrections officials support the program and often give circles the same power as the courts. Minnesota Public Radio's Gretchen Lehmann reports.