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Honored to be participating in “Rewriting the Sentence II Summit”

By Douglas Berman

I am quite pleased to have been invited to participate in this big sentencing conference taking place in Washington DC in a few months, titled “Rewriting the Sentence II Summit.”  Sponsored by the Center for Justice and Human Dignity, here is how this conference is described: 

The Rewriting the Sentence II Summit, presented by the Center for Justice and Human Dignity, is the long-awaited sequel to the acclaimed Rewriting the Sentence summit of 2019, hosted by The Aleph Institute at Columbia University Law School.  The Summit will continue to raise awareness and promote the expanded use of alternatives to incarceration, with a special focus on how trauma impacts the criminal legal system.

Please join us at this two-day, dedicated peer-to-peer learning forum where judges, prosecutors, correctional leaders, and other legal system decision-makers will convene to confront the complex challenges of incarceration and its harmful consequences and encourage meaningful change by fostering the adoption of alternative sentencing programs and a more effective approach to safety and justice.

The Summit will feature a stellar lineup of speakers, sessions, interactive roundtables, and discussions, and will be well-attended by a diverse representation of judicial, prosecutorial, pretrial, probation, and other legal officials from federal, state and local jurisdictions.

This gathering will act as a space for meaningful exchanges between leaders and practitioners already steeped in the alternatives-to-imprisonment landscape, for those curious to engage further on ATI implementation, and for those open to learning about what ATI programs are currently in use.  We hope to galvanize individuals departing from this Summit to become change-agents for these alternatives in their respective jurisdictions and communities.

The Summit will include a virtual interactive session with currently incarcerated people and provide expert insights on issues such as trauma-informed care, behavioral science, and implicit bias.