INJUSTICE RIPPLES

 
Questions may be directed to Alissa Kane, Justice Action Center Administrator, at: alissa.kane@nyls.edu .
 
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"RIPPLES OF INJUSTICE: THE IMPACT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE POLICIES  

ON MINORITY COMMUNITIES"  

Presented by: The Racial Justice Project at New York Law School, the Justice Action Center at New York Law School, and the American Civil Liberties Union

Friday, April 27, 2012
New York Law School
Events Center      

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

All events take place in the 2nd Floor Event Center, New York LawSchool 

7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
Check-in for pre-registered guests 

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.

Welcome

8:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Panel I: The Economic Impact of Incarceration 

This panel will discuss the many ways that concentrated over-incarceration, insufficient resources to support formerly incarcerated community members, employment discrimination and other criminal justice policies work to undermine economic development in low income communities and will explore alternative approaches that are more likely to produce better outcomes for formerly incarcerated individuals and the communities to which they return.  

Attendees at this panel are eligible for 2 CLE credit in professional practice

• Moderator: Mercer Givhan, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School
• Brian Roberts, Chief of the Community Defender Division, DC Public Defender Service
• Glenn Martin, Vice President of Development and Public Affairs, Fortune Society
• Todd Cox, Director,Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
• Michael Pinard, Professor and Director, Clinical Law Program, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Panel II: Political Alienation, Democratic Participation and Civic Engagement

This panel will explore ways that harsh criminal justice policies affect the ability of impacted communities, predominantly communities of color, to participate in our country's political and civic systems.  Voting rights, Census counts, legislative districting, and jury service are some of the ways that high criminal conviction rates can impact a community's political power and representation.  

Attendees at this panel are eligible for 2 CLE credits in professional practice

• Moderator: Erika Wood, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School
• Ryan Haygood, Director of the Political Participation Group, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.
• Eddie Ellis, Community Justice Center
• Marc Mauer, Executive Director, The Sentencing Project
• Jeff Manza, Professor of Sociology; Department Chair,New York University

12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Lunch and Keynote Speaker

Lunch will be available in the 2nd Floor Event Center

Attendees at this panel are eligible for 2 CLE credit in professional practice

• Introductions: Dennis Parker, Director, Racial Justice Program, American Civil Liberties Union
• Paul Butler, Carville Dickinson Benson Research Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School 

1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Panel III: Youth in Transition: Criminal Justice Policies and Juvenile Offenders

Every year, almost 100,000 youth are released from the juvenile justice system.  These youth are often returned to families struggling with poverty, and to communities with few supportive programs, high crime rates and failing schools.  Many face unemployment, homelessness and challenges re-engaging with their education.  This panel will address these and other unique issues that confront juveniles and their families as they re-enter the community.   

Attendees at this panel are eligible for 2 CLE credit in professional practice

• Moderator: Daniel Warshawsky, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School
• Laurie Parise, Founding Executive Director, Youth Represent
• Gwendolyn Williams, Assistant Prosecutor / Director, Essex County Prosecutor's Office
• James Forman, Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School
• Kristin Henning, Sidney Austin-Robert D. McLean '70 Visiting Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Professor of Law & Co-Director, Juvenile Justice Clinic, Georgetown Law
• Courtney Bowie, Senior Attorney, American Civil Liberties Union
  
   

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Panel IV: Criminal Justice and Public Safety

This panel will discuss how "tough on crime" policies, including certain immigration laws, impact the safety and security of communities, as well as the lasting impact these policies have on the relationship between members of those communities and the police.  

Attendees at this panel are eligible for 2 CLE credit in professional practice

• Moderator: Parisa Dehghani-Tafti, Associate Professor of Law, New York Law School
• Vanita Gupta, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union
• Donna Lieberman, Executive Director, New York Civil Liberties Union
• Vince Warren, Executive Director, Center for Constitutional Rights
• Yolanda Vasquez, Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Reception to follow

REGISTRATION
Registration is now available online at  https://nyls.wufoo.com/forms/ripples-of-injustice/

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