Strategies to Reduce Incarceration during COVID-19 May 14th, 2pm E.T. State advocates will discuss practical strategies to advocate for the release of persons from prison and to provide reentry services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discussion will focus on how recent release and reentry trends in response to the novel coronavirus are part of a long tradition of decarceration advocacy to challenge mass incarceration. Speakers: - Sarah Ferber, Wisconsin's Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing
- David Singleton, Ohio Justice Policy Center
- Christine Woody, Empower Missouri
- Checo Yancy, Louisiana's Voters Organized to Educate
Moderator: Nicole D. Porter, The Sentencing Project | |
The Public Health and Public Safety Foundations for Broad Prison Depopulation in a Pandemic May 20th, 1pm E.T. Medical experts have recommended urgently depopulating prisons to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among incarcerated individuals, correctional staff, and their families. But so far, policymakers and correctional leaders have only modestly applied this guidance to reduce prison populations. This webinar examines the medical foundation for this guidance, criminological research supporting broad decarceration–including for people with violent convictions, and insights into current prison conditions and advocacy efforts. Speakers: - Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine-Infectious Disease at University of Colorado
- Sonja Starr, Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan
- Sam Lewis, Executive Director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition in California
Moderator: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, The Sentencing Project | |
