ON THE AGENDA:
JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE
QUARTERLY ASSEMBLY AGENDA
Zoom Webinar
I. 9:45–10:00 Virtual Networking: Put Name, Organization & City in Chat Box
II. 10:00 Welcome: Nkechi Taifa, Convener, Justice Roundtable
III. Feature: Special Reflection on the War on Drugs and What We Must Do
Today: Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, Chair, House Judiciary Crime Subcommittee
IV. Video Clip featuring Lawrence Garrison, survivor of 11 1/2 years in US prisons;
speaking at 6-17- 2011 IBW Forum “War on Drugs,” National Press Club Building
V. Panel One: Justice Roundtable Looks Back –
- Eric Sterling – former ED, Criminal Justice Policy Foundation; former counsel, House Judiciary Committee 1979-1989
- Kemba Smith – survivor of 6 1/2 years in US prisons; President, Kemba Smith Foundation
- Marc Mauer – former Director, The Sentencing Project
- Karen Garrison – host, Mommie Activist and Sons
- William Underwood – survivor of 33 years in US prisons; former music entrepreneur; criminal justice advocate; mentor
VI. Panel Two: Justice Roundtable Moves Forward
- Kristina Roth – co-chair Law Enforcement Reform Working Group (Amnesty International)
- Kanya Bennett – co-chair, Pretrial and Courts Working Group (The Bail Project)
- Grant Smith – co-chair, Drug Policy Working Group (Drug Policy Alliance)
- Kara Gotsch – co-chair, Sentencing Reform Working Group (The Sentencing Project)
- Jenny Collier – co-chair, Reentry Working Group (Collier Collective)
BRIEF BREAK
11:30am- JUSTICE ROUNDTABLE
WORKING GROUP UPDATES
(will elevate Attendees to Panelists for Interactive Discussion)
V. 11:30-12:15pm (EST) Justice Roundtable Working Group Update Reports including Justice Roundtable transition document priorities and Interactive Q&A:
Brief Working Group Update Reports
A. Reentry
B. Sentencing
C. Drug Policy
D. Law Enforcement
E. Pretrial
F. Clemency
G. State Issues
H. Faith
I. Racial Justice
J. Directly Impacted
K. Youth Justice
L. Human Rights
M. Crimmigration
