The Corrections Information Council (CIC) and the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia (PDS) invite you to the 2018 DC Prisoner and Reentry Symposium: Envisioning a New Jail. The purpose of this symposium is to provide information to the community and criminal justice stakeholders who will later be actively engaged in the discussion and planning around a new jail for the District of Columbia.
Experts and practitioners will provide information on the following five areas: Alternatives to Incarceration; Programming; Design; Funding; and Promising Practices. Local and national agencies that will participate in this event include:
DC Department of Corrections
Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice
Vera Institute for Justice
Defender Association of Philadelphia
Richmond City Jail
Arlington County Detention Center
Franklin County (Columbus, OH) Jail
DC Fiscal Policy Institute
Other Invited Guests
Join us as we endeavor to gain a better understanding of the process of actualizing a new, functional facility that is conducive to reentry.