2024 Inaugural Symposium
Join us for a thought-provoking dialogue about the relationship between capitalism and the carceral state, focused on how these systems intertwine, perpetuate inequalities, and shape the lived experiences of individuals and communities. The symposium will feature academics, practitioners, and persons with lived experiences from across the country, including MacArthur Fellow Andrea Armstrong as the keynote speaker.
CLE credit is available with costs covered for attendees.
Symposium Schedule
| Time | Event |
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| 9:00 - 9:30 am | Check-In & Breakfast |
| 9:30 - 10:15 am | Policing and Police Oversight: Effects on Unhoused Persons Constantin Severe, Public Safety Advisor, Oregon Governor’s Office |
| 10:30 - 11:15 am | Money Bail & Pre-Trial Detention: Lessons from Civil Rights Corps Kiah Duggins, Attorney, Civil Rights Corps |
| 11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Costs of Wrongful Conviction Ronald Simpson Bey, Executive Vice President, JustLeadershipUSA |
| 12:30 - 1:30 pm | Keynote Lecture - Carceral Secrets and Truths Andrea Armstrong, 2023 MacArthur Foundation Fellow & Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law |
| 1:45 - 2:30 pm | Costs of Incarceration Anna VanCleave, Associate Professor of Law & Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic, University of Connecticut School of Law |
| 2:45 - 3:30 pm | Abolition Reentry: A Case to End the Carceral Continuum Calvin John Smiley, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hunter College |
| 3:45 - 4:30 pm | Housing the Decarcerated Norrinda Brown, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham School of Law |
| 4:45 - 5:30 pm | Beyond the Carceral State: Doing Justice Differently Dawn Deaner, Executive Director, Choosing Justice Initiative |
Speakers
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Constantin Severe
Public Safety Advisor, Oregon Governor’s Office
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Kiah Duggins
Attorney, Civil Rights Corps
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Ronald Simpson Bey
Executive Vice President, JustLeadershipUSA
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Andrea Armstrong
2023 MacArthur Foundation Fellow
Dr. Norman C. Francis Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
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Anna VanCleave
Associate Professor of Law & Director of the Criminal Defense Clinic, University of Connecticut School of Law
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Calvin John Smiley
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hunter College
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Norrinda Brown
Associate Professor of Law, Fordham School of Law
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Dawn Deaner
Executive Director, Choosing Justice Initiative