Connecticut was recently touted as one of five states with the largest rates of decarceration in the country. Yet there is still significant work ahead to fulfill the promise of Justice Reinvestment and ensure successful reintegration of those leaving incarceration. By highlighting the recent CT Reentry Strategy, this conference looks to the very communities most impacted by incarceration […]

COVID-19, the State Budget Crisis and the Path Towards Decarceration, Public Safety and Community Investment. With a focus on Human Rights and giving voice to those with Lived Experience, this year’s conference set a vision for the new frontier in justice reform, where community is rebuilt and system change comes from those most impacted by […]

Michelle Alexander’s seminal work, The New Jim Crow, lays bare the intersection of race, social control, and mass incarceration in the US. This conference follows Alexander’s CCSU discussion the previous evening (watch here) by challenging the underlying framework of the criminal justice system here in Connecticut and nationwide. Keynote Address: Shihani Ghazi

The CT-N video of the morning’s discussion is available here. Theme: Connecticut’s Second Chance Society initiative provides an opportunity to view re-entry through a widening lens of rehabilitation and reconciliation. The Building Bridges series continues with an open dialogue focused on this historic moment in criminal justice reform.

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 […]

Session One: Torp Theatre, Davidson Hall, CCSU The purpose of the morning session was to increase attendees’ awareness of the impact that incarceration has on our children and families on a local, state and national level. National and state data, combined with personal accounts, was presented in an effort to succinctly portray the issue. There […]

March 8, 2008 1 p.m. – 5 p.m. Mather Campus Center at Trinity College Followed by a performance of Time In by the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble and Women of the Cross, and a book signing by Wally Lamb, editor of I’ll Fly Away: Further Testimonies from the Women of York Prison at Trinity College’s Austin Arts […]

Sponsored by: CCSU’s Institute for Municipal & Regional Policy (IMRP) and The Governor William O’Neill Endowed Chair January 17, 2008 Audience All entities administering and/or affected by Connecticut criminal justice policies and practices including: state legislators and local elected officials; state and municipal agencies; the Judicial Branch; law enforcement; non-profit provider organizations; business leaders; academics […]

Session One: Welte Hall, CCSU Audience All entities administering and/or affected by Connecticut criminal justice policies and practices including: state legislators and local elected offi cials; state and municipal agencies; the Judicial Branch; law enforcement; non-profi t provider organizations; business leaders; academics and students; and local and statewide community-based organizations Theme Where are we now? […]

Wednesday, January 15, 2003 Herbert Welte Hall Central Connecticut State University New Britain, CT Join professionals from the fields of workforce development, state agencies, business, legislative and judicial branches of government in examining the barriers encountered by ex-offenders when seeking employment and how the national pilot “Justice Reinvestment” initiative may help. Featuring Nationally Known Speakers: […]