Day 1: Beyond the Gates: Second Chances: Life After Prison

Date: 

Monday, March 5, 2018, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Location: 

Memorial Church, Harvard Yard
This roundtable brings together some of the leading activists in the criminal justice reform movement—all of whom have served prison sentences—to consider the specific obstacles incarcerated people face as they navigate their return home as well as policies and programs that can help us heal from the consequences of mass incarceration.
 
Panelists:
Vivian Nixon, Executive Director, College and Community Fellowship
Tyrone Werts, Inside/Out Exchange Program Think Tank, Soros Justice Fellow
Jay Jordan, Project Director, Californians for Safety and Justice
Cheryl Wilkins, Columbia University Center for Justice
 
Chair: Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Professor of History, Race and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School

Sponsors: Inequality in America Initiative, Hutchins Center, Safra Center, Mahindra Center, and Charles Warren Center