BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1034@wlcj.org DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240604T211500 DTSTAMP:20240521T135137Z URL:https://www.wlcj.org/events/criminal-justice-reform-tzedek-tzedek-tird of/ SUMMARY:Criminal Justice Reform: Tzedek Tzedek Tirdof DESCRIPTION:[This Program is scheduled on Eastern Time Zone]\n\nCriminal Ju stice Reform\nצדק צדק תרדף\nTzedek \;Tzedek \;Tirdof&nbs p\;\nJustice\, justice you shall pursue. \; \;\n(Deuteronomy 16:20 )\n\nPlease join us to hear three experts speak about criminal justice ref orm. They will relay their experiences working with the legal system\, and will provide their ideas on transforming the processes. Our speakers incl ude a \;financial services branch manager \;who\, with decades of experience volunteering in the prisons\, is committed to \;ending mass incarceration. \;We also have \;the Brennan Center’s \;Seni or Counsel\, \;who leads research on crime trends and mass incarcerati on\, and also advocates for criminal justice reform. Finally\, \;we ha ve a Measures for Justice researcher\, \;who supports police data tran sparency efforts\, and who uses her \;expertise in \;data analysis to help drive reform.\n\nFeatured speakers are:\n\n1. Robert Lankin\, J.D .\, CFP\, CEP\, Branch Manager\n\n\n\nFinancial Services\n\nTitle: My Jewi sh Position on Ending Mass Incarceration\nBIOGRAPHY \;\nInspired by fo ur decades of volunteering by visiting Jewish Incarcerated men at a nearby prison\, Bob Lankin has become an activist for criminal justice reform\, ending mass incarceration\, and creating a safer\, sounder society. Bob ha s been an active member of the Jewish Community for six decades\, serving his synagogues and Men's Clubs. \;\n \;\nBob has been a member of the Pennsylvania Bar since 1976\, serves as a member of the Pennsylvania B ar Association’s Corrections Committee\, is active in the Jewish Council for Public Affairs\, the Domestic Affairs Committee of the Jewish Communi ty Relations Council and is a member of the Pennsylvania Prison Society.&n bsp\; He has spoken to attorneys at Gratz College\, spoke at and ran progr ams for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Philadelphia\, t he Pennsylvania Bar Institute\, numerous synagogues\, and dozens of servic e clubs.\n \;\nBob is currently a board member of the Jewish Fellowshi p of Hemlock Farms\, in Pike County Pa.\, a past board member of Beth Shol om Congregation in Elkins Park Pa.\, a past Master of the Richard Vaux Bro therhood Lodge #126 of the Pennsylvania Freemasons\, a past District Gover nor of Rotary International District 7450 in Southeastern Pennsylvania\, a nd is an active supporter of numerous other charitable causes.\n \;\nB ob is an attorney and a Certified Financial Planner\, having been a financ ial advisor for nearly forty years. He resides with his wife of 47 years\, Holly\, in Elkins Park Pennsylvania. The Lankins have two married daughte rs and two grandchildren.\n \;\n2. Ames Grawert\, Senior Counsel\, Jus tice Program\n\n\nBrennan Center for Justice\n\nTitle: Data vs. Narratives : Bail Reform\, Public Safety\, and Recent Developments in Criminal Justic e Policy\n\n\n\n\nBIOGRAPHY\n\nAmes Grawert is senior counsel and John L. Neu Justice Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. He leads qu antitative and policy research focused on trends in crime\, and the collat eral costs of mass incarceration. Additionally\, he advocates for criminal justice reform policies at the state and federal levels.\n\nPreviously\, Grawert served as an assistant district attorney in the Appeals Bureau of the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office\, where he reviewed and lit igated claims of actual innocence in addition to his appellate work. Befor e entering public service\, he was an associate at Mayer Brown LLP\, where he represented criminal defendants pro bono in post-conviction litigation .\n\n \;\n\n\n \;\n3. Kayla Macano\, Senior Research Associate\n\n  \;\nMeasures for Justice\nTitle: The Importance of Using and Understa nding Data to Drive Reform\n \;\nBIOGRAPHY\nKayla Macano is a Senior R esearch Associate with Measures for Justice. She joined MFJ in January 202 2\, following her tenure with the Rochester Institute of Technology and th e Rochester Police Department\, where her knowledge of policing and data a nalysis informed several local research and evaluation projects. In her cu rrent role\, Kayla serves as research lead on MFJ's Commons Police pilot p roject\, overseeing data management\, assisting in the development of a co debook and standard operating procedures\, and collaborating with partner agencies. In addition to supporting police data transparency efforts\, Kay la collaborates with MFJ's research leadership to engage the public around criminal justice data and gather additional insight for project metrics.\ n\n \;\n\nZoom link will be sent upon registering.\n\nRegistration is open to \;WL members \;(in the USA &\; Canada)\, you must log i n (https://www.wlcjmembers.org/member_login.php) to register for this prog ram. If you need assistance\, please contact the office (405) 870-1260.\n& nbsp\;\n\nParticipation in this program is a benefit of your membership.&n bsp\;\n \;\nQuestions?\n \;\n\nLaurie Silverblatt\nlasilverblatt@g mail.com\nWLCJ Resolutions and Public Policy Committee Chair ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.wlcj.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/ Criminal-Justice-Reform-website-logo.png CATEGORIES:Featured END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR