FW: Reminder Invitation for the Kids Count event June 12
Beth Jamieson
Here is information on another juvenile justice event in the District.
Thanks, Beth
Beth Jamieson, MSW
Senior Policy Analyst
DC Action for Children
1616 P Street, NW Suite 420
Washington, DC 20036
f. 202-234-9108
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You’re Invited!
Thursday June 12, 2008
Briefing on the 2008 Kids Count Essay: “A Road Map for Juvenile Justice
Reform”
Time: 8:30 am Coffee & Light Refreshments
9:00 am – 10:30 am Briefing
Where: Cannon Caucus Room
Cannon House Office
Building
(1st and Independence Avenues, SE, Washington, DC)
You are invited to attend a briefing for congressional staff on The Annie E.
Casey Foundation’s (AECF) 2008 essay on Thursday, June 12th in the
Canon Caucus Room. Coffee and light refreshments will be served at 8:30 am and
the briefing will begin at 9:00 am.
This year, the KIDS COUNT essay,
“A Road Map for Juvenile Justice Reform,” looks at the nearly
100,000 children confined to juvenile facilities on any given night in the United States,
and examines what can be done to reduce the unnecessary and inappropriate use
of detention and incarceration and increase opportunities for positive youth
development and community safety.
During the briefing, we will be joined by Douglas W. Nelson, President &
CEO of the AECF and Bart Lubow, AECF’s Senior Associate of the Juvenile
Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI). The briefing will also include the
following panel of juvenile justice experts from around the country who will
discuss the essay’s recommendations:
·
Angela
Arboleda:
Director of Civil Rights and Criminal Justice Policy
(Moderator)
National Council of La Raza (NCLR);
·
Grace
Bauer:
Statewide
Community Organizer and Parent
Families and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children
(FFLIC);
·
Reginald
Dwayne Betts: Poet and
Activist
Formerly Incarcerated at Age 16;
·
Judge
Jerrauld C. Jones: Chief
Judge
Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court, Norfolk,VA;
·
Dr.
Juan Sánchez:
Executive Director & CEO
Southwest Key Programs;
·
Vincent
Schiraldi:
Director
District of Columbia Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services
(DYRS).
For any questions and to RSVP, please contact Ian Augarten at
iaug...@cfyj.org.
We look forward to seeing you on the 12th!
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