Agenda

Repurposing Jails to Meet 21st Century Community Needs

University of Pittsburgh Institute of Politics
Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown
December 5, 2019

8:00 - 9:00 am	Registration and Breakfast
9:00 - 9:15	Forging Further Progress by Mark Nordenberg, Chancellor Emeritus and Chair, Institute of Politics, University of Pittsburgh
9:15 - 9:30	Enhancing Fairness, Controlling Costs and Maintaining Public Safety by Rich Fitzgerald, County Executive, Allegheny County
9:30 - 10:10	Closing Rikers Island: A Lesson In Addressing the Distinctly American Problem of Overincarceration by Jonathan Lippman, former Chief Judge, New York Court of Appeals; Chair, Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform; currently with Latham and Watkins, LLP
10:10 - 10:35	Open Discussion
10:35 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:25	Reentry Programs: Our Shared Interest in Repositioning Those Incarcerated for Productive Lives upon Release by Stanley Richards, Executive Vice President, The Fortune Society
11:25 - 11:50	Open Discussion
11:50 - 12:50 pm	Lunch
12:50 - 1:30	Enhancing Fundamental Fairness: Reducing Racial Disparities by Danyelle Solomon, Vice President, Race and Ethnicity Policy, Center for American Progress
1:30 - 1:55	Open Discussion
1:55 - 2:05	Break
2:05 - 2:45	Reimagining Incarceration: Reducing Jail Populations and Deploying Results-Oriented Programs by Michael Jacobson, Founder and Director, CUNY Institute for State and Local Governments; former President and Director, Vera Institute of Justice; and former Commissioner, New York City Department of Corrections
2:45 - 3:10	Open Discussion
3:10 - 3:50	Jails as Civic Assets: New York City’s Decarceration and Reform Strategy by Elizabeth Glazer, Director, Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice, New York City
3:50 - 4:15	Open Discussion
4:15 - 4:30	Moving Forward by Fred Thieman, Henry Buhl, Jr. Chair for Civic Leadership, The Buhl Foundation and former U.S. Attorney, Western District of Pennsylvania