Florida Justice Summit
11/16/2009 to 11/17/2009
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November 16, 2009
Monday 12:30 - 5:30 / Tuesday 8:00 - 4:00
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Where: |
Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay
2900 Bayport Drive
Tampa, Florida 33607
United States
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Contact:
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Esther Widener
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| Registration Information |
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Online registration is closed.
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*The Hyatt has set aside a block of rooms at a conference rate of $135 per night. To receive this rate you must call the hotel (800/233-1234) and ask for the "Justice Summit group" rate.
$129
(both days; include lunch)
For the first time in its history, Florida now incarcerates more that 100,000 people in its state prisons. Each new prison costs approximately $100 million to build and almost $30 million to operate annually. Within three years of release, about one-third of the former inmates are returned to custody. Our system is costly and our recidivism rates are too high.
The Justice Summit 2009 will bring together a diverse group of Florida’s leaders to discuss justice reform. The summit will be a call to action. How do we improve our justice system, our culture and our communities?
National and state experts will propose ideas for discussion and consideration in an effort to elevate the statewide conversation about how we can improve public safety, fiscal responsibility, and criminal justice effectiveness.
Speakers include:
• Pat Nolan; former California State Assemblyman and Vice President of Prison Fellowship
• The Honorable Jerry Madden (Texas); State Representative widely recognized for shepherding justice reform
• Adam Gelb; Pew Center on the States, Director of Public Safety Performance Project
• Secretary Frank Peterman; Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
• Secretary Walt McNeil; Florida Department of Corrections
• Secretary George Sheldon, Florida Department of Children & Families
• Business Panel of Florida business leaders discussing their concerns for justice reform
• Courts Panel of Florida judges, public defenders, and state attorneys giving views from inside the court system
• Ralph Martin, law clerk, motivational speaker, and a community volunteer focused on working with men and women in prison and ex-offenders
• Smart Justice Initiatives Panel: service providers and law enforcement personnel give their views on what is working in Florida
• Vicki Lukis, Vice Chairman of DOC Reentry Advisory Council and former Chairman of the Governor's Ex-Offender Task Force
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