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Featured speakers include:

The Honorable Jim Webb, United States Senate

Mariano-Florentino Cuellar, Special Assistant to the President for Justice & Regulatory Policy


Event Description:

Incarceration projections, fiscal realities, and political dynamics have converged with a growing body of evidence regarding the diminishing public safety returns of America's incarceration practices to set the stage for a reconfiguration of criminal justice policy.  The economic recession and the fiscal implications of America's prioritization of incarceration in its criminal justice policies have exacerbated interrelated social and economic issues in education, housing, child welfare, and related areas, with devastating consequences for state budgets and the millions of men, women, and children living in poverty.  The rising costs of incarcerating one in 100 Americans has prompted our national leaders to call for comprehensive criminal justice reform, and to explore alternative approaches for addressing crime while ensuring public safety.

On Wednesday, December 9, 2009, the American Constitution Society will host an event to discuss the importance of comprehensive criminal justice reform, and new solutions Congress and the federal government should consider.  This event explores ideas from Integrative Solutions to Interrelated Issues:  A Multidisciplinary Look Behind the Cycle of Incarceration, recently published in ACS's official journal, The Harvard Law & Policy Review.  

Event Schedule:

12:00  Lunch Served

12:30  Keynote Address by The Honorable Jim
           Webb (D-VA), United States Senate

1:00    Panel Discussion featuring:

           Catherine Beane
           Director, Behind the Cycle

           Walter M. Beglau
           District Attorney, Marion County, Oregon

           Gina E. Wood
           Director of Policy and Planning, Joint
           Center for Political & Economic Studies

           Nkechi Taifa, Moderator
           Senior Policy Analyst, Open Society
           Institute

2:30   Featured remarks by Mariano-Florentino
          (Tino) Cuellar, Special Assistant to the
          President for Justice and Regulatory Policy,
          White House Domestic Policy Council

This event is free and open to the public, but space is limited.  Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and is not guaranteed.