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Leading for Justice: 2023 Criminal Law Reform Summit
January 9, 2023 @ 5:00 pm - January 11, 2023 @ 5:00 pm EST
Leading for Justice: 2023 Criminal Law Reform Summit
Led by those with lived experience, this one-of-a-kind, in-person conference will be a space to reimagine the criminal system in West Virginia, culminating in a collective day of action at the State Capitol.
Here’s the schedule at a glance:
Monday January 9th
Welcome dinner at John XXIII Pastoral Center and a storytelling training where all of us will share a little of our story.
Tuesday January 10th
The day will be chock full of opportunities to learn and connect, and will feature policy roundtables, citizen advocacy panel, media training, and issue breakouts on topics like harm reduction, restorative justice, trauma in the criminal legal system, ending the school to prison pipeline, and MORE!
Wednesday January 11th (first day of 2023 legislative session)
Legislative breakfast at Trinity Lutheran Church followed by a day of action at the State Capitol.
Together we will advocate for policy changes including:
Restored voting rights for people on probation and parole;
Expanded transitional housing for people leaving incarceration;
Automatic expungement for qualifying criminal records;
Ending re-incarceration for technical violations and;
Increased community diversion to mental health care and treatment for substance use disorder.
Where:
John XXIII Pastoral Center,
100 Hodges Rd, Charleston, WV 25314
And
WV State Capitol Complex
Registration update as of 1/4/2023:
Registration for the 2023 Criminal Law Reform Summit is now closed.
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