Decarceration 2.0: Charting New Strategies on Prison Population Reductions and Closures

Name: Decarceration 2.0: Charting New Strategies on Prison Population Reductions and Closures
Start: 2025-05-14T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-05-14T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Turner Hall, 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee WI

Wed May 14 2025 at 05:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

Turner Hall, 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee WI | Milwaukee

Publisher/HostWisconsin Justice Initiative

Decarceration 2.0: Charting New Strategies on Prison Population Reductions and Closures

Nicole D. Porter, senior director of advocacy with The Sentencing Project (Washington, D.C.), will discuss current efforts to reduce the nation's prison population and their impact on carceral capacity. She will provide a historical perspective on decarceration and the political climate impacting the nation's incarceration rate and discuss the movement to reorient the criminal legal system away from punitiveness towards fairness.
Cocktail hour with medium/heavy apps and cash bar.
Speaker at 6:15 p.m.
Parking included for the first 50 cars, in the lot immediately north (toward Fiserv Forum) of Turner Hall.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Turner Hall, 1040 N Vel R. Phillips Ave., Milwaukee WI, Turner Hall Lot, 1040 N Vel R Phillips Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53203, United States,Milwaukee, Wisconsin

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