(Tentative) Program of Events March 23, 2015 University of Washington School of Law 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:30 Keynote Address, “TBD” by Theodore Shaw, Southern Poverty Law Center Gates Hall, Room 138 Theo Shaw is a Community Advocate for Southern Poverty Law Center’s Louisiana office and fellow with the Youth Justice Leadership Institute of the National Juvenile Justice Network. Theo graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe in 2012, where he received a BA in Political Science. Planning on going to law school in the future, Theo has already acquired valuable experience in his area of interest, including one with the Innocence Project, a national nonprofit organization that works to free wrongfully convicted prisoners. Now as an advocate for the nonprofit civil rights organization – the Southern Poverty Law Center – Theo’s mission includes efforts to alter the course for at-risk youth, a necessary objective to keep students in school, out of correctional facilities, therefore permitting them to make positive contributions to their communities. 9:30-11:00 Plenary Session, “Beyond Mass Incarceration – Charting a New Path” Gates Hall, Room 138 Moderator: Judge Judy Hightower, Municipal Court of Seattle Panel Participants: Starcia Ague, Youth and Family Advocate Program Administrator Alison Holcomb, ACLU Chief Deputy Jim Pugel, King County Sheriff’s Department Senator Pramila Jayapal, Washington State Legislature 11:00-11:15 Short Break 11:15-12:00 Breakout Sessions, Part 1: Introductions and Agenda Setting FAMILY CONNECTEDNESS Facilitators: Gates Hall, Room 119 Lillian Hewko, Washington Defenders Association Elizabeth Hendron, Northwest Justice Project Focus: family law, prison phone and video visitation issues, impacts on families of incarcerated individuals HEALTH & WELLNESS Facilitators: Gates Hall, Room 117 Rachael Seevers, Disability Rights Washington TBD Focus: mental health, medical/mental health care in jail and prison, ACA implementation REMOVING STIGMAS AND BARRIERS Facilitators: Gates Hall, Room 116 Stacey Reeh, University Beyond Bars Rhona Taylor, Columbia Legal Services Focus: impacts of a criminal record, sealing and vacating issues, housing, employment, education FINANCIAL SECURITY Facilitators: Gates Hall, Room 127 Gelnna Awbrey, STAR Project TBD Focus: LFOs, child support, relicensing, consumer debt DE-INCARCERATION Facilitators: Gates Hall, Room 115 Julie Schaeffer, Center for Justice TBD Focus: ending/reducing mass incarceration, alternatives to incarceration, sentencing reform 12:00-1:00 Lunch Break 1:00-2:15 Breakout Sessions, Part 2: Discussions and Next Steps 2:15-2:30 Short Break 2:30-3:30 Reconvening Gates Hall, Room 138 3:30-4:30 Plenary Session, “TBD” Gates Hall, Room 138 Panel Participants: Lillian Hewko, Washington Defenders Association Dustin Washington, Race and Social Justice Initiative—Seattle TBD 4:30-5:30 Reception Gates Hall, Room 115