Alternatives to Jail and Prison: Community Justice Support Center
This is a free program
Format: Online Only (and will be recorded)
CPCS credits are pending.
Faculty
- Chief Justice Stacey Fortes, District Court
- Hon. James Budreau, Superior Court
- Dara Drawbridge, PhD, UMass Chan Medical School, Department of Law and Psychiatry
- Vincent Lorenti, Esq., Executive Director, Massachusetts Probation Service, Office of Community Corrections
- Brandon Marques, Senior Clinician Case Manager, Community Justice Support Center-Lowell
- Filomena DaVeiga, Program Manager, Massachusetts Probation Service, Community Justice Support Center-Taunton
- Joel, Former Community Justice Support Center participant
Description
In January 2024, the research center, Boston Indicators reported that Massachusetts had the lowest incarceration rate in the United States at 172 per 100,000 people. In fact, the incarceration rate has declined faster in Massachusetts than anywhere else in America over the last decade. That said, around the world our allies continue to incarcerate far fewer people than we do, even in Massachusetts. In Canada the rate is 104 per 100,000, Germany 69, France 83, and England 130. Further, the impact of higher incarceration rates continues to fall disproportionately on communities of Color. Boston Indicators found that while incarceration decreased by 40% for Whites, it decreased by just 21% for Blacks.
Community Justice Support Centers are statutorily created facilities operated by the Massachusetts Probation Service for the express purpose of designing and implementing alternatives to incarceration. Cognitive behavioral treatment, education, career counseling, clinical case management, and community engagement opportunities at the Support Centers are informed by the latest science to ensure that people have real, safe, and effective opportunities to succeed in the community rather than after jail or prison.
Agenda
- Introduction - Context for Alternatives to Incarceration
- Keynote - Comments on emerging adult services
- Remarks. Science. Risk, need, responsivity and alternatives to incarceration for those at high risk for recidivism.
- Presentation - Community Justice Support Center Overview
- Panel Discussion - Where and when the court might consider ordering the CJSC and stories of success
CPCS credit is pending.
Online registration is encouraged. For assistance with group registrations, disability accommodations, or out-of-state CLE credits, please contact CLE Coordinator Michael Saporito at [email protected].
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Please note: CLE credit (and/or certificates) are only granted to those who attend at least 80% of the live webinar. A separate certificate will be emailed for each day.
Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the positions of the Social Law Library.