There is a summit being held on 11-17-16 in Baton Rouge, LA. It is supposed to
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educate and galvanize business leaders on proven, effective justice reinvestment reforms and the significance of workforce reentry in reducing crime and addressing workforce needs.
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Here is a link to the info & there is a link to the agenda.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/criminal-justice-reform-summit-tickets-28338003732
I hope to attend so I can voice my son's experience with trying to get a job having a felony conviction. There is legal discrimination against people with convictions. Until we keep bringing attention to this problem, nothing will change. The saddest thing is that I haven't seen any publicity about this seminar & only found it accidentally when doing a search for something else.