Criminal Justice Reform
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It is our hope that this conference will bolster efforts to challenge the impact of incarceration, reentry and criminalization
In June, the Criminal Justice Reform Conference 2020 will feature keynote speakers, panel discussions and interactive workshops. These sessions are designed to facilitate learning about relevant issues, legislative changes and their impact, skill sharing, organizational work and the development of tools for both advocacy and community organizing to actively engage in justice work as it pertains to criminalization and incarceration. The workshops will explore the nuances and complicated dynamics in connection to mass incarceration and our current criminal justice system. Additionally, they will provide tools and best practices for advocacy and community organizing while connecting conference participants to opportunities for continued engagement beyond the conference. We are particularly committed to highlighting the voices and organizations led by individuals directly impacted by incarceration and the criminal legal system. The Criminal Justice Reform Conference 2020: The Voices of Credible Messengers will seek proposals that facilitate education about the issues, skill sharing, and the development of tools for advocacy and organizing around the broad range of topics related to mass incarceration and the criminal justice system.
The Voices of Credible Messengers
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Contact Terrance: terrencelcoffie@gmail.com
Conference Topics include but are not limited to:
Convene and support national criminal justice reform efforts and organizations to share and advance resources
Address issues related to criminal justice reform within movements to end discriminatory criminalization policies and practices
Strengthen and amplify the growing voices and roles of those directly impacted by the criminal justice system
Enhance the knowledge of reform issues and strengthen the tools and skill set for a broad range of change makers
Further catalyze university involvement in the struggle to end mass incarcerationIntroduce a national policy template for criminal justice reform to end mass incarceration and eliminate recidivism
Confronting the schoolPrison pipeline and the criminalization of youth
Addressing the mental and physical health of those impacted by incarceration and criminalization
Supporting those who have been wrongfully accused and convicted
Building coalitions to organize, advocate for and support those impacted by incarceration Issues related to Bail Reform
Introducing initiatives related to probation and parole reform
Campaigns and initiatives related to ending mass criminalization and incarceration
Restoratvie and transformative justice models
Introducing economic empowerment and stimulus plans for individuals and communities impacted by the criminal justice system and mass incarceration
Ending the private prison industry
Redefining reentry strategies and policies
Expansion of funding for The First Step Act to reentry organizations committed to assisting formerly incarcerated citizens