| Event Name: | Public Defense Reform - The Impact on the School to Prison Pipeline | | Description: | A Law Day Celebration and part of Freedom Weekend IX
Join us for a special breakfast forum to explore the realities of how children in Detroit and in Michigan are affected by the problems in our public defense representation system.
- What is the “school to prison pipeline”?
- Are children receiving effective representation in our
delinquency courts? What are the consequences?
- What are the obstacles faced by juvenile defenders and
defense attorneys?
- How would systemic change in public defense affect
children, families, and our communities?
Cosponsored by Freedom Weekend, Freedom Institute, B.L.A.C. Detroit, Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc., Detroit Branch NAACP, Wolverine Bar Association and the Campaign for Justice. | | Event Date: | 04-30-10
| | Event Time: | 8:00 - 10:00 a.m. | | Location: | Cobo Center Room M2-30
1 Washington Blvd.
Detroit, MI 48226
click here for map... | | Contact Person: | info@mijustice.org | | Details: | **ROOF PARKING WILL BE FREE OF CHARGE.**
Moderator: Lori Robinson, editor, B.L.A.C. Detroit Magazine
Speakers:
Hon. Linda Parker, Third Circuit Court
Nabih Ayad, Michigan Civil Rights Commission
Regina Daniels Thomas, juvenile defense attorney
Jeffrey Edison, National Conference of Black Lawyers and ACLU of Michigan Racial Justice Work Group
James Hearn, principal, Marcus Garvey Academy (Detroit) |
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