Webinar: Changing the Narrative on Incarceration: Re-entry & Restoration

Join us for the first in a series of unique webinars aimed at helping you understand what you need to know about the ways in which California is changing the narrative on mass incarceration and how you can be involved and support this change.

Featured panelists include:

Jacques Verduin – Insight Out/ G.R.I.P. (San Quentin State Prison)
Nicholas Alexander – Reentry Success Center (Richmond, CA)
Rosa Aqeel – PolicyLink

We will learn more about two revolutionary programs that are making a difference in the lives of returning citizens and their communities. The G.R.I.P. (Guiding Rage Into Power) Program at San Quentin and the Reentry Success Center in Richmond are exemplary in their holistic approaches to the lives of people impacted by incarceration and both are built on principles of reconciliation, relationship and the inherent worth and dignity of all people.

We will also hear about crucial policy priorities that can make these programs effective statewide. Important measures like Governor Brown’s Ballot Initiative to reform sentencing and parole and the effort to move away from the language and policies that emphasize punishment are just a few of the key topics we will discuss.