The San Francisco Human Rights Commission will host two public forums in order to obtain more information from the public on the best ways to reduce recidivism and afford equal opportunities and personal privacy in employment and housing to persons with prior arrests and/or convictions. Members of the public are encouraged to come and share their ideas for increasing protections for persons with prior arrest and conviction records while maintaining public safety and ensuring continued vitality of San Francisco’s business and housing industries.
SF Board of Supervisors Public Safety Committee
A hearing on the City and County’s Public Safety Realignment & Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation Plan, as required by AB109, Criminal Justice Realignment. For more information, see http://www.sfbos.org.
Human Rights Commission Forum for Public Input on Consideration of Prior Arrests & Convictions in Housing
The San Francisco Human Rights Commission will host two public forums in order to obtain more information from the public on the best ways to reduce recidivism and afford equal opportunities and personal privacy in employment and housing to persons with prior arrests and/or convictions. Members of the public are encouraged to come and share their ideas for increasing protections for persons with prior arrest and conviction records while maintaining public safety and ensuring continued vitality of San Francisco’s business and housing industries.
Reentry Council Public Discussion of Public Safety Realignment Plan
On Wednesday July 20, 10:00am-12:00pm, the Reentry Council will host a public discussion of San Francisco’s Public Safety Realignment & Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation Plan. The discussion will be held at City Hall, Room 305. This event will provide members of the public the opportunity to learn about San Francisco’s plan for responding to criminal justice realignment as authorized in AB 109. The plan is available here, under Materials.
Draft San Francisco 2011 Realignment Plan
On Wednesday July 20, 10:00am-12:00pm, the Reentry Council will host a public discussion of San Francisco’s Public Safety Realignment & Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation Plan. The discussion will be held at City Hall, Room 305. This event will provide members of the public the opportunity to learn about San Francisco’s plan for responding to criminal justice realignment as authorized in AB 109. The plan is available here. Also, please see list of Events for information about the Board of Supervisors’ Public Safety Committee hearing on Thursday.
*CANCELLED* Community Corrections Partnership
The Community Corrections Partnership meeting of July 21st has been rescheduled for August 25.
Insight Prison Project Facilitator Training for Incarcerated Populations
In September, the Insight Prison Project (IPP) is offering a multi-phase Facilitator Training for Incarcerated Populations, based on the Restorative Justice Victim Offender Education Group (VOEG) model of group facilitation started at San Quentin State Prison. The multi-phase training model will provide support, evaluation and experiential exercises in an effort to better prepare facilitators to implement and run their own groups with incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. The cost for this training is $1100. To register, click here.
ICCA Summit on Risks-Needs Assessments
The International Community Corrections Association (ICCA) is proud to host the Summit on the Roles of Evidence-Based Risks-Needs Assessments. This conference will feature experts from across the country. For more information, see conference agenda here. Download a save the date flier here for distribution. See here for registration form and hotel information. Hotel group rates available until June 27th.
9th Annual Senior Ex-Offender Project In the Trenches Ceremony
Join the Bayview Hunter’s Point Multipurpose Senior Services for the 9th Annual In the Trenches Ceremony. All proceeds support the Center’s programs, including the Senior Ex-Offender Project, the nation’s first program dedicated to meeting the needs of older people exiting prisons and jails.
The In the Trenches Awards is a ceremony that recognizes Change Agents, Change Makers, Honorary Change Makers and Community Recognitions for those who works unselfishly in the trenches helping others. Sheriff Hennessey and over a dozen other individuals working in San Francisco will be honored.
The dinner will be catered by MPSS with music by Jay’e and Friends. The Master of Ceremony is the world renowned actor Barry ‘Shabaka’ Henley and the Mistress of Ceremony is singer Lolita Sweet, both from the Bay Area. Liz Jackson-Simpson Theme: Take Ownership of Your Life! Entertainment: The Chairman of Spoken Words (Spoken Word) & Jay’e and Friends (Jazz)
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CANCELLED: Reentry Council Public Discussion of Draft Public Safety Realignment & Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation Plan
The Reentry Council Public Discussion of San Francisco’s Draft Realignment Plan has been cancelled. The public will have the opportunity to learn about the city and county’s strategy for addressing criminal justice realignment at the July 21 Public Safety Committee Hearing.