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Building Bridges: Decarceration and the Community

February 23, 2021

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 to play a critical role in the next phase of justice reform. Come lend your voice to the conversation!

Date: Wednesday, March 13, 2019
Time: 9:00 am—4:00 pm (Registration begins at 8:30 am)
Location: Student Center, Alumni Hall • Central Connecticut State University • New Britain, CT
Additional information: See our agenda here

Building Bridges: Connecticut at the Crossroads

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 historical injustices.

Day 1: Welcome and Introduction

Day 1: Meet The Great 8

Day 1:The Cost of Incarceration

Day 2: Spoken Word by – EZ Wayne

Day 2: An International & Human Rights Perspective

Day 2: CT Prison Closures – What’s Next

Day 2: Video – Inside the Circle-Break

Day 2: The Power of Higher Education

Day 2: Justice Reinvestment Panel Discussion

Day 2: Out of State Justice Reforms

Day 2: Quick Fire Advocacy Updates

Day 2: Closing Remarks and The Next Steps

Watch CT Collaborative’s One State, One Film discussion on voting rights event from October 27

October 27, 2020

Panelists included:

  • Gavin Guerra – Writer, Producer, and Director of Let the People Decide
  • David Dennis – Civil Rights Icon featured in Let the People Decide
  • Zal Shroff – Clinical Lecturer in Law and Senior Liman Fellow in Residence, Yale Law School
  • Michelle Riordan-Nold  – Executive CTData
  • Andrew Clark – Director of IMRP Central Connecticut State University

One State One Film: Let The People Decide from IMRP on Vimeo.

Theater Thursday: “Baldwin Buckley Debate”

July 16, 2020

This week we have a screening of “Baldwin Buckley Debate”. Our panelists are:

  • Karen Thorsen, Producer/Director of “James Baldwin: The Price of the Ticket”
  • Prof. Nicholas Buccola, Political Science Professor at Linfield College and author of “The Fire Is Upon Us”.
  • Prof. Rod Ferguson, Professor of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies and American Studies at Yale University
  • Moderator: Stan Simpson

Theater Thursday: Baldwin Buckley Debate from IMRP on Vimeo.

Theater Thursdays: “Camden’s Turn”

June 25, 2020

This week we have an encore screening of “Camden’s Turn”. Our panelists are:

  • Scott Thomson, Camden Police Chief 2013 – 2019
  • Daryl McGraw, Chairmen of the Police Transparency and Accountability Task Force
  • Tracey Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale Law School
  • Jay Williams, CEO of Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

IMRP Theater Thursdays: Camden’s Turn from IMRP on Vimeo.

Theater Thursdays: “Slavery to Mass Incarceration”

June 11, 2020

A screening of the Equal Justice Initiative’s short film, “Slavery to Mass Incarceration”, followed by a discussion sponsored by IMRP at CCSU, Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project, and the CT Reentry Collaborative. Moderated by FOX61 and IMRP’s Stan Simpson.

Panelists:

  • Anthony Hatch, Professor in the Society program at Wesleyan University
  • Preston Tisdale, Civil rights attorney at Koskoff Koskoff & Bieder
  • Daniel J Broyld, Associate Professor of African American History at CCSU

IMRP Theater Thursdays: Slavery to Mass Incarceration from IMRP on Vimeo.