From School to Prison: Enough Already!

From School to Prison: Enough Already!
San Gabriel A, Lobby Level
A remarkably high percentage of young people – particularly those of color – end up in prison instead of college. What’s driving this? What efforts are under way to dismantle it? And what are the opportunities for drug policy reformers to play a pivotal role? 

Facilitator: Daniel Robelo, Research Associate, Drug Policy Alliance, Berkeley, CA    

• Seema Ahmad, Staff Attorney, Advancement Project, Washington D.C.
• Manuel Criollo, Director of Organizing, Labor Strategy Center and Community Rights Campaign, Los Angeles, CA
• Morris Jenkins, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Toledo, Ohio
• Malachi Larrabee-Garza, Community Justice Network for Youth, Oakland, CA
• Edward Little, Department of Justice Affairs, Office of Reentry, Cleveland, OH  
• Theshia Naidoo, Staff Attorney, Drug Policy Alliance, Berkeley, CA
• Joyce Parker, Organizer, Southern Echo, Greenville, MS (invited)
• Judith Renaud, Executive Director, Educators for Sensible Drug Policy, Canada