Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Time: 9:00 am—4:00 pm
Location: Student Center, Alumni Hall, Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT
It has been 10 years since Justice Reinvestment was introduced to CT through the first Building Bridges conference and subsequent passage of PA 04-234. Join us as we reflect on the past decade and discuss current and future Criminal Justice reform efforts, both in CT and nationally.
Event Schedule
| Time | Events |
| 8:30am | Registration/Coffee (Alumni Hall) |
| 9:00am | Welcome and Introduction: President Jack Miller |
| 9:10am | Opening Thoughts: William Dyson |
| 9:45am | The Justice Reinvestment Initiative: A National and Statewide Retrospective Participants: Michael Thompson, Council of State Governments, Justice Center; William Carbone; Renee LaMark-Muir; Patrick Hynes; Robert Farr |
| 11:00am | Where are we now? Stories from the front line Participants: Kennard Ray, John Santa, Giselle Jacobs, Dara Young, Ivan Kuzyk, Sarah Russell |
| 12:30pm | Lunch:
The Cost of Corrections: Restructuring CT’s Fiscal Future |
| 1:45pm | What’s Possible? Implications from the European-American Prison Project Participants: Sara Sullivan, Vera Institute of Justice; Prof. Steven Chanenson, Chair, PA Sentencing Commission |
| 2:45pm | A Vision for the Future: What’s next for State and Municipal Policy Initiatives Participants: Sen. Eric Coleman, Sen. John Kissel, Rep. Toni Walker, Mayor Toni Harp |
| 4:00pm | Wrap-up |