Harvard Reentry Conference

M  A  C  D  L Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

The Criminal Justice Institute and the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School will co-host a national conference, entitled ReThinking Re-Entry: Confronting Perpetual Punishment, on March 31 - April 1, 2006.   Among the topics which panelists will discuss and explore in depth are addiction, community impact, disenfranchisement, economics and education, employment, housing, mental health, public policy, and women/families.   This conference will bring together a broad cross-section of stakeholders - academics, corrections officials, community based organizations, formerly incarcerated people and their families, youth, service providers, government officials and representatives of the media.   To learn more, go to

www.law.harvard.edu/academics/clinical/cji/events.htm