On November 16th and 17th, the Collins Center for Public Policy convened the 2009 Justice Summit. The two day event brought together 300 public officials and private professionals to discuss the social and economic challenges to reform Florida's justice system. Local, state and national experts and practitioners made presentations and participated in the panel discussions. In the inteviews below, some of the participants share their observations,ideas and recommendations. (Names listed in order of their appearance at the Summit).
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Honorable Jerry Madden, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives
Adam Gelb, Director of the Public Safety Performance Project Pew Center on the States
Honorable Frank Peterman, Jr. Secretary Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
Honorable Walt McNeil, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections
Honorable George Sheldon, Secretary of Florida Department of Children and Families
Ira Barbell, Senior Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation
Honorable Steve Leifman, Judge Miami-Dade County (FL)
Vicki Lopez Lukis, Executive Director of the Girls Advocacy Project, Inc. (FL)
Honorable Perry Thurston, State Representative, Florida House of Representatives (District 93 - Fort Lauderdale)
Jerry Madden, State Representative, Texas House of Representatives. Jerry Madden talks about the changes made to the Texas correctional system and how those changes are saving the state millions of dollars
Walt McNeil, Secretary of Florida Department of Corrections, talks about the need to look at alternate methods to incarceration for non-violent criminals.
Frank Peterman, Jr. Secretary Florida Department of Juvenile Justice talks about the issues of juvenile justice in the state during the Justice Summit 2009.
George Sheldon, Secretary of Florida Department of Children and Families talks about the need to reform Florida's Justice system.
Miami-Dade County Judge Steve Leifman describes the state of criminal justice and mental health in the state of Florida. Leifman is a special advisor on criminal justice and mental health issues to the Florida Supreme Court.
Ira Barbell talks about the need to reform Florida's incarceration laws and policies at the Justice Summit 2009 in Tampa, Florida. Barbell is a Senior Associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation.
Adam Gelb, Director of the Public Safety Performance Project Pew Center on the States, talks about how other states are handling prison populations, drug offenders, and how those changes can be made in Florida.
Vicki Lopez Lukis talks about incarceration, the Florida legislature and the business community at the 2009 Justice Summit in Tampa.
FL Representative Perry Thurston (District 93 - Fort Lauderdale) speaks about justice reform issues during an interview at the Justice Summit 2009 in Tampa, Florida.
Steve Seibert, Director of Policy, Collins Center for Public Policy provides his perspective on the second and final day of the 2009 Florida Justice Summit in Tampa (November 16-17)
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