Leading community corrections organizations call for 'substantial reduction' in probation and parole
New report/statement urge shrinking probation and parole's footprint
August 28, 2017
Overview
We invite you to attend a press conference the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice Policy and Management (PCJ) will be hosting, in conjunction with the American Probation and Parole Association (APPA), at the APPA Institute in New York City on Monday, August 28, 2017 at 12:00 Eastern Time at the New York Marriott Marquis, 1535 Broadway, New York, NY, Astor Ballroom, 7th Floor, to discuss a new report on the need to reduce the footprint of the nation’s community corrections system and recommendations on how to do just that. At the same press conference, the nation’s leading probation and parole organizations and administrators will issue a statement (also signed onto by notable individuals such as John Legend and Piper Kerman) calling for a substantial reduction in the number of people on probation and parole in America. The report, Less is More: How Reducing Probation Populations Can Improve Outcomes, is published as part of the Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice’s (PCJ) Executive Session on Community Corrections.
Featuring
- Vincent Schiraldi, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Program in Criminal Justice, former NYC Probation Commissioner and report co-author
- Michael Jacobson, Executive Director, Institute for State and Local Governance at the City University of New York, former NYC Probation Commissioner and report co-author
- Susan Burke, President, American Probation and Parole Association
- Marcus Hodges, President, National Association of Probation Executives
- Ana Bermúdez, Commissioner, NYC Probation
- Michael Nail, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Community Supervision
- Rocco A. Pozzi, Commissioner, Westchester County (NY) Probation Department, and Facilitator
For journalists who would like to participate remotely, please contact Rachel Corey, rachel_corey@hks.harvard.edu or 617-869-2773.