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Intensive Session: Redefining the Narrative: Cutting-edge Strategies to End the Mass Incarceration of Women
SESSION INFO
Sunday, August 28, 2022
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Session Type: Intensive
False narratives have prevented and stifled the innovative thinking that is essential in dismantling systems of injustice, and have been uniquely problematic for women. In April 2021 directly impacted women launched a first in the nation initiative to confront the false narratives that fuel women’s mass incarceration and build an actionable plan to cut the Illinois’ women’s prison population by 50%+ and Beyond. Launched by the Women’s Justice Institute, this effort has unified over 500 women in support of this historic process including women throughout the system, family members, advocates, social service providers, law enforcement, judges, prosecutors, corrections officials, policymakers, academics, health professionals and more – on solutions. Participants will learn about the dynamic research and organizing methods used to launch this effort and the innovative models and tools that support it and can be used across the nation to end the mass incarceration of women. Join us for a cutting-edge multi-media presentation that centers the voices, expertise and leadership of diverse women with lived experiences who are truly leading justice system transformation.
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SESSION PRESENTERS
Deanne Benos
Co-Founder, The Women's Justice Institute (WJI),
Deanne Benos is the Co-founder of the Women's Justice Institute.
Sandra Brown
Writer in Residence & Senior Advisor, Economic Security & Empowerment, The Women's Justice Institute (WJI)
Sandra Brown is a Fellow at the Women's Justice Institute. She is a dynamic writer and activist, and the first woman to earn her Master's degree behind bars in Illinois.
Elizabeth Cruz
Senior Advisor, Health & Well-being, The Women's Justice Institute (WJI)
Liz Cruz is the Senior Advisor on Health and Well-being for the Women's Justice Institute. She has spent over a decade in behavioral health, occupying roles in both direct service and leadership. As Senior advisor of Health & Well-being at the WJI, Liz has, among so many other things, been instrumental in supporting the design and launch of a cutting-edge women’s reentry model in Cook County. She also shares her lived experience and wisdom with those aspiring to do this work as a professor teaching courses in both addiction and psychology. Sandra Brown is a Fellow at the Women's Justice Institute. She is a dynamic writer and activist, and the first woman to earn her Master's degree behind bars in Illinois.
Colette Payne
Senior Advisor, The Women's Justice Institute (WJI)
Colette Payne is the Director of the Reclamation Project of the Women's Justice Institute.
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