Learning from the Experts

Presentation Videos From Winter 2018 Programs on Confronting the Moral Crisis of MassIncarceration – now available digitally on our home page or you can click the individul links to YouTube below.

Below is a list of the speakers and moderators of the Winter 2018 series.  The list includes a brief biographical sketch and email addresses.

Speakers and Moderators List

 

Earlier presentations on Mass Incarceration and Criminal Justice Reform from the fall of 2017 are also available here or on YouTube here.

  • Rev. Al Sharp – How Our System of Incarceration Has Developed, and Some Key Issues – 9/10/17
  • Jahmal Cole – Broadening Horizons of Chicago’s Youth – 9/17/17
  • Amy Thompson – How the Criminal Justice System Works, Barriers to Reducing Incarceration – 9/24/17
  • Courtney Lance – Pruno, Ramen and a Side of Hope: Stories of Wrongful Conviction – 10/1/17
  • Andrea Ritchie – Special Problems with the Treatment of Women and LGBT People – 10/15/17
  • Rev. Andrew McGowan – How Faith Communities Engage with Integrity and Impact – 10/22/17
  • Pam Rodriquez – Adult and Juvenile Alternatives to Incarceration  – 11/05/17
  • Paula Wolff – Criminal Justice Reform: a Historical Perspective – 11/12/17
  • Toni Preckwinkle – County Reform Initiatives: Progress and Next Steps – 11/19/17
  •  Nate Steinfeld -Prison Reform Initiatives: Proposals, Actions and Practical Implications – 11/26/17
  • Mark Ishaug and Jill Valbuena – Focus on Mental Health Issues and Imprisonment – 12/3/17
  •  Professor David Olson – Who Pays: The Real Cost of Excessive Criminalization – 12/07/17
  •  Ben Ruddell – Pending Criminal Justice Reform Legislation – 12/10/17
  • Erwin Mayer – Release and Reentry – Issues Facing Those Who Leave Prison – 1/7/18