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With the recent passage of the Second Chance Act, John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Urban Institute are sponsoring a forum on the often-overlooked issue of reentry from local jails. The event is co-hosted by Rep. Danny Davis and Sen. Sam Brownback. With an estimated 12 million releases from jails each year, reentry has an enormous impact on communities around the country. The first national resources on the topic -- Life after Lockup: Improving Reentry from Jail to the Community and The Jail Administrator’s Toolkit for Reentry -- will be available at the forum.

Opening Remarks
Sen. Sam Brownback

Panelists
Mayor -- TBD
Sheriff Andrea Cabral, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Arthur Wallenstein, director, Montgomery County Dept. of Correction and Rehabilitation, Maryland
Rev. Roosevelt Lightsy, Justice Reinvestment Project, Louisville, Kentucky
Jeremy Travis, president, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York
Robert Reischauer, president, Urban Institute

Response Panel
Rep. Chris Cannon
Rep. Howard Coble
Rep. John Conyers
Rep. Charles Rangel (invited)
Rep. Bobby Scott
Rep. James Sensenbrenner
Sen. Arlen Specter (invited)
Rep. Stephanie Tubbs-Jones

Questions and Answers

Closing Remarks
Rep. Danny Davis