State Policymakers Meet Tuesday to Discuss Changes Needed Now to Reduce Prison Population

CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a Tuesday morning conference, several of the state's leading policymakers and justice reform advocates will discuss what actions can be taken today to make sure Illinois achieves the governor's goal of a 25 percent reduction in prisoners by 2025.

WHO - Speakers at the Collaborative on Reentry meeting include:

Julia Stasch, President, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation;

Adam Gelb, Director of Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Charitable Trusts;

Rodger Heaton, Chair of the Illinois State Commission on Criminal Justice and Sentencing Reform;

John Baldwin, Director of the Illinois Department of Corrections;

Amy Campenelli, Cook County Public Defender;

State Representatives Kelly Cassidy, D-Chicago, and Scott Drury, D-Highwood; and

Sen. Karen McConnaughay, R-St. Charles

WHAT - An audience of about 150 members of the Collaborative on Reentry, a collection of stakeholders committed to reducing crime and incarceration and promoting effective alternatives to incarceration, reentry policy and best practices. The meeting is convened by the Illinois Justice Project, a non-profit civic organization developing and implementing policy initiatives and programs to reform the criminal justice system.  Agenda available at www.ILJP.org.

WHEN - 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27

WHERE - Union League Club, Crystal Room, 65 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago

SOURCE Illinois Justice Project

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