Incarceration

    Boston Bar Association Partner Webinar: Behavioral Health in Delinquency: Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

    Emerging adults are more likely to be arrested, be incarcerated, and to recidivate after release. Join the Juvenile Unit/Juvenile Alternative Resolution Program at the Office of Suffolk County, New York District Attorney Rachael Rollins, the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the brain-science experts at the Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Law, Brain & Behavior, and the staff and youth at More Than Words to learn why and discuss how we can reverse this trend.

    The dates for the series are as follows:

    Attend a Webinar on Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents

    February 26, 2019

    Join the U.S. Department of Education and the American Institutes for Research (AIR) for the webinar, “Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents in School,” on Wednesday, February 27 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will learn how schools and school personnel can meet the needs of children with incarcerated parents.

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    Webinar - Supporting Children of Incarcerated Parents in School

    This webinar will focus on the needs of children who have a parent who is incarcerated. The presenters will concentrate on how schools and school personnel can support the child, his/her caregiver, and parent in a positive manner.

    Attend a Webinar on Providing Mental Health Care to Incarcerated Persons

    January 03, 2019

    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar, “A Duty to Protect: Mental Health Care to the Incarcerated” on Wednesday, January 9 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will gain insight into the legal requirements that protect the mental health care services provided to inmates in jails.

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    Webinar - County Roles and Opportunities in Reentry Planning

    Counties are uniquely positioned to lead efforts to advance safety and justice, as they run 91 percent of all jails with nearly 11 million people admitted every year. Join the National Association of Counties for a three-part webinar series that will focus on key areas of local criminal justice systems that most affect counties and offer strategies counties can employ to address these issues, make their justice systems work more effectively and efficiently, and ultimately lead to safer and healthier communities.

    Check Out an Innovative Program Supporting Youth and Reducing Juvenile Recidivism in California

    October 19, 2017

    Across juvenile detention centers in California, the InsideOUT Writers (IOW) Program promotes positive development and offers an outlet for self-expression to incarcerated youth. With roots in a program started in 1996 by Sister Janet Harris, chaplain of a Los Angeles, California juvenile hall, IOW empowers participants to express themselves and cultivate self-confidence and self-appreciation through creative writing classes and writing retreats.

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    Attend the Vera Institute of Justice’s Neil A. Weiner Research Speaker Series Event for a Discussion on Mass Incarceration

    February 23, 2017

    Join the Vera Institute of Justice for the event “Place and Punishment in an Era of Mass Incarceration” on Friday, February 24 from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. ET. During this event, Professor Jessica T.

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