Appendix B
Workshop Agenda
Monday, October 8, 2018
National Academies of Science Building,
Lecture Room, Washington, DC
2101 Constitution Ave. NW
Workshop Objectives
- To better understand how drug control policies and laws affect people and communities of color.
- To examine the effects of race and ethnicity on drug policies in the criminal justice process.
- To explore promising models and best practices for new ways to handle drug convictions in the criminal justice system.
8:30–8:45 a.m. | Welcome and Overview |
Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing | |
8:45–10:15 a.m. | Keynote Speaker |
Moderator: Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing | |
Peter Reuter, University of Maryland | |
Kassandra Frederique, Drug Policy Alliance | |
Moderated Q&A Session | |
10:15–10:30 a.m. | Break |
10:30–12:00 p.m. | Panel 1: The Roles of Law Enforcement, Arrest, and Prosecution |
Moderator: Mary Lou Leary, Office of National Drug Control Policy (retired) | |
Josiah “Jody” Rich, Center for Prisoner Health and Human Rights and Brown University | |
Scott Nolen, Open Society Institute–Baltimore, Open Society Foundations | |
Leo Beletsky, Northeastern University School of Law, via videoconference | |
Moderated Q&A Session | |
12:00–1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
1:00–2:30 p.m. | Panel 2: How Drug Policies are Applied |
Moderator: Octavio N. Martinez, Hogg Foundation for Mental Health | |
Marc Mauer, The Sentencing Project | |
Alec Karakatsanis, Civil Rights Corps | |
Judge Greg Jackson, DC Superior Court | |
Moderated Q&A Session | |
2:30–2:45 p.m. | Break |
2:45–4:15 p.m. | Panel 3: Promising Practices and Models for Changing Drug Control Policies |
Moderator: Francisco Garcia, Pima County Department of Health | |
Beau Kilmer, RAND Drug Policy Research Center | |
Daniel Raymond, Harm Reduction Coalition | |
Queen Adesuyi, Drug Policy Alliance DC | |
Moderated Q&A Session | |
4:15–5:15 p.m. | Final Reflections |
Moderator: Antonia M. Villarruel, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing | |
Members of the Roundtable on the Promotion of Health Equity | |
5:15 p.m. | Adjourn |
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