This is the first in a series of webinars presented by the Vera Institute of Justice’s Safe Alternatives
to Segregation Initiative. The purpose of the series is to highlight reforms to segregated housing
(also referred to as restrictive housing or solitary confinement) being implemented by corrections
agencies across the country. The first webinar will examine the benefits of reducing the use of
segregation in a corrections system, discuss what a system interested in reforming this practice
needs to know to get started, and feature reduction strategies implemented by two corrections
departments.
Dr. Léon Digard of the Vera Institute of Justice will outline the process of assessing a system to
better understand how segregation is used in facilities. Executive Deputy Secretary Shirley Moore
Smeal will discuss what the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections learned from using this
process and how they have translated that knowledge into a practical plan for reducing segregation.
Secretary Gregg Marcantel will then detail the reforms that the New Mexico Corrections
Department has implemented to dramatically reduce their segregated population
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