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MOCKTA I L HOUR D I NNER PROGRAM MUS I C
THANK YOU FOR SPONSOR I NG ! Andrea Dearlove Barabara Pfarr Deboarah Mejchar Ed Maxwell
Foley Law John Tate Milwaukee Bucks Nehemiah Center for Urban Leadership Prison Ministry Project
Project Return Rosemary Russ We Adapt
Wendel Hruska Wendy Sisavath Wisconsin Alliance for Youth Justice Wisconsin Partnership Program
SPEAKERS
Sean i s t he Na t i ona l Or gan i z i ng D i r ec t o r a t Dr eam Co r ps . As someone wi t h 1 7 yea r s o f l i ved expe r i ence and d i r ec t i nvo l vemen t wi t h t he c r imi na l l ega l sys t em, Sean b r i ngs an advan t age and i ns i gh t i n t o a sys t em he be l i eves t o be b r oken and i n need o f r e f o rm. Be f o r e j o i n i ng t he Dr eam Co r ps JUST I CE t eam, Sean was t he ACLU o f Wi scons i n ’ s Sma r t Jus t i ce Campa i gn Manage r , whe r e he managed t he campa i gn t o r e f o rm p r oba t i on and pa r o l e . I n add i t i on , he a l so se r ves as a commi s s i one r on t he Gove r no r ’ s Juven i l e Jus t i ce Commi s s i on (GJJC ) , a S t a t e Adv i so r y Gr oup ( SAG ) t ha t adv i ses t he DOJ on i t s j uven i l e j us t i ce p r og r ams and f und i ng dec i s i ons and se r ves as an i ndependen t f o r um t o d i scus s j uven i l e j us t i ce po l i cy i s sues . Recen t l y f ea t u r ed i n t he HBO documen t a r y Gr owi ng Up Mi lwaukee , wh i ch dea l s wi t h t he da i l y d i l emma o f g r owi ng up B l ack and avo i d i ng becomi ng j us t ano t he r s t a t i s t i c , Sean sha r es h i s expe r i ence wi t h t he j us t i ce sys t em. A sough t - a f t e r p r esen t e r , wi t h a dynami c s t o r y o f r edemp t i on . Sean has been i nv i t ed t o p r esen t f o r o r gan i za t i ons , co l l eges , and un i ve r s i t i es t h r oughou t t he coun t r y . Pos i t i oned t o i n f l uence r ea l r e f o rm and b r i ng an end t o mas s i nca r ce r a t i on and exces s i ve sen t ences , Sean ’ s goa l i s t o undo t he un j us t po l i c i es and l eg i s l a t i on t ha t has caused so much ha rm. He i s commi t t ed t o impac t i ng change and see i ng t he j us t i ce sys t em move f r om pun i t i ve p r ac t i ces t o r es t o r a t i ve ac t i ons t ha t hea l ou r commun i t i es . L i v i ng by a s imp l e quo t e by F r ed r i ck Doug l as s t ha t says , “ I f t he r e i s no s t r ugg l e , t he r e i s no p r og r es s . ” Af t e r expe r i enc i ng h i s f a i r sha r e o f s t r ugg l e , Sean i s commi t t ed t o p r og r es s .
Deb has p l en t y t o l ook a t i n he r r ev i ew mi r r o r . He r l i ved expe r i ence wi t h be i ng g i ven a 20 yea r p r i son sen t ence and du r i ng he r t ime i nca r ce r a t ed she chose t o hea l , g r ow, and seek he r HSED wh i l e a t TC I a t 42 yea r s o l d . She was r e l eased and had t o f i gh t many ba r r i e r s t o con t i nue he r educa t i on . Asha Fami l y Se r v i ces i n Mi lwaukee and Vo i ces Beyond Ba r s wi t h MUM/ JUST DANE suppo r t ed he r r e - en t r y a l ong wi t h he r f ami l y . She KNEW she was supposed t o go t o schoo l t o use he r expe r i ence t o wa l k a l ongs i de o t he r s and suppo r t t hem i n t r ans f o rmi ng t he i r own l i ves so t hey , t oo , cou l d be t r u l y FREE . She was accep t ed i n t o a l i be r a l a r t s p r og r am wi t h a f ocus on c r imi na l j us t i ce and women ’ s s t ud i es . She ach i eved he r deg r ee f r om UW Mad i son i n 2005 and wen t on t o pu r sue a mas t e r ’ s deg r ee i n d i v i n i t y a t Conco r d i a un i ve r s i t y . Wi t h suppo r t f r om Pr i son Mi n i s t r y Pr o j ec t Debo r ah r ece i ved a f u l l Pa r don f r om Gove r no r Doy l e 2010 and was Or da i ned Lu t he r an 201 1 . Reve r end Me j cha r KNEW t ha t educa t i on was a way ou t o f p l aces she had been and i n t o t he p l aces she knew she was supposed t o be . She has comp l e t ed many ses s i ons o f C l i n i ca l pas t o r a l educa t i on t h r ough Me r i t e r UN I TY Hosp i t a l and r ece i ved a g r i e f counse l i ng ce r t i f i ca t e t h r ough UW a l l t he wh i l e she wo r ked f u l l t ime as a DOC Chap l a i n , was r a i s i ng he r g r andch i l d r en , wo r k i ng as a chap l a i n a t t he hosp i t a l , and vo l un t ee r i ng t o wa l k wi t h o t he r s hea l i ng f r om t r auma , domes t i c v i o l ence , SUD , and men t a l hea l t h cha l l enges . She knows she was “ ca l l ed ” back t o p r i son t o o f f e r space f o r hea l i ng , hope , and t r ans f o rma t i on . She c r ed i t s he r f a i t h , he r husband and f ami l y , he r educa t i on , he r t enac i t y be l i ev i ng a l l t h i ngs a r e pos s i b l e f o r he r and o t he r s . She i s cu r r en t l y a Chap l a i n and ce r t i f i ed pee r spec i a l i s t wo r k i ng a t WRC/WWRC and l i ves he r l i f e knowi ng t ha t t he oppo r t un i t y t o l ea r n p r esen t s i t se l f eve r yday and we a r e a l l l i f e l ong l ea r ne r s !
Deme l l G l enn i s t r u l y The Comeback Man Came back f r om su r v i v i ng p r i son - succes s f u l r e - en t r y t he 3 r d come back Came back t o educa t i on wi t h a deg r ee i n Cr imi na l Jus t i ce , 5 yea r s as Ce r t i f i ed Pee r Spec i a l i s t i n Commun i t y Came back f r om aneu r i sm a lmos t l os i ng h i s l i f e and r ece i v i ng t he Sac r amen t o f l as t r i gh t s Came back t o h i s ma r r i age and h i s ch i l d r en and now a g r andson . Deme l l i s suppo r t i ve t o h i s who l e f ami l y . Came back f r om unemp l oymen t . Du r i ng t he pandemi c he was l a i d o f f . Landed i n h i s ca l l i ng t o se r ve as a S t a t e o f Wi scons i n Depa r tmen t o f He l a t h Se r v i ces as Recove r y Suppo r t Spec i a l s /CPS a t Wi scons i n Resou r ce Cen t e r
5 yea r s ago , I s t a r t ed advoca t i ng f o r my l oved one who has been i nca r ce r a t ed as ch i l d . I am f r om Eag l e R i ve r , WI and wo r ks as a nu r se f o r Ma r sh f i e l d C l i n i cs . App r oach i ng c r imi na l j us t i ce i s sues was no t pa r t o f my co l l ege educa t i on . I s t a r t ed t o j o i n o t he r advocacy g r oups such as WI SDOM and EXPO t o l ea r n how t o o r gan i ze because I needed a l l t he he l p I cou l d ge t ! I t eamed up wi t h two o t he r women t ha t s t a r t ed WayJ and a yea r l a t e r became t he Lead Or gan i ze r f o r Wi scons i n A l l i ance f o r You t h Jus t i ce . We a r e f ami l i es and f r i ends o r gan i z i ng t o he l p i n t r oduce and pas s a b i l l t o ban j uven i l e l i f e wi t hou t pa r o l e i n Wi scons i n and c r ea t e a mean i ng f u l oppo r t un i t y o f r e l ease . I be l i eve t ha t a l l ch i l d r en dese r ve a mean i ng f u l r e l ease . The Un i t ed S t a t es t r ea t s ch i l d r en , pa r t i cu l a r l y you t h o f co l o r , who come i n t o con f l i c t wi t h t he l aw i n i n t ense l y c r ue l and i nhuman ways , d i s r ega r d i ng t he i r human r i gh t s and d i f f e r ences f r om adu l t s . Th i s i s ev i denced mos t s t a r k l y by t he f ac t t ha t t he Un i t ed S t a t es i s t he on l y coun t r y t ha t sen t ences ch i l d r en t o d i e i n p r i son by impos i ng l i f e - wi t hou t - pa r o l e sen t ences on i nd i v i dua l s unde r age 1 8 . I be l i eve i n f a r e sen t enc i ng f o r you t h t ha t r e f l ec t s ou r human r i gh t s , va l ues , and mo r a l be l i e f s , and t he f undamen t a l d i f f e r ence be tween you t h and adu l t s . 5 yea r s ago I s t a r t ed advoca t i ng f o r my l oved one , now t oday ou r g r oup suppo r t ove r 400 i nd i v i dua l s i nca r ce r a t ed . I have a lways be l i eved t ha t when you have a vo i ce , you have an ob l i ga t i on t o use t ha t vo i ce t o empowe r o t he r s .
We a r e f ami l i es and f r i ends o r gan i z i ng t o he l p i n t r oduce and pas s a b i l l t o ban j uven i l e l i f e wi t hou t pa r o l e i n Wi scons i n and c r ea t e a mean i ng f u l oppo r t un i t y f o r t he r e l ease o f ch i l d r en who have been sub j ec t t o ex t r eme sen t enc i ng p r ac t i ces . Today ove r 400 i nd i v i dua l s a r e i nca r ce r a t ed i n Wi scons i n wi t h t hese ex t r eme sen t ences . Ou r app r oach t o r e f o rm i nc l udes : coa l i t i on - bu i l d i ng , pub l i c educa t i on , advocacy and l i t i ga t i on t o ban l i f e - wi t hou t - pa r o l e sen t ences f o r ch i l d r en ( o f t en known as “ JLWOP , ” o r j uven i l e l i f e wi t hou t pa r o l e ) a l ong wi t h o t he r ex t r eme sen t ences . Ou r app r oach a l so i nc l udes pa r t ne r sh i p deve l opmen t t o p r ov i de acces s t o r esou r ces and oppo r t un i t i es f o r r e t u r n i ng i nd i v i dua l s and t he i r f ami l i es t o expe r i ence a succes s f u l , p r ospe r ous and f u l f i l l i ng r e - en t r y .
EXPO TEAM
Jerome Dillard Peggy West-Schroder Ramiah Whiteside Carl Fields Sylvester Jackon Mark Rice
Shannon King Kelly Mahoney Ron Schroeder Dennis Franklin
Aaron Hicks Brittany Lee
FREE TEAM
Tamra Oman LaToya Greer Nycki Walsch Christal Arroyo-Roman Ivory Roberts Peggy West-Schroder Kelly Mahoney Molly Clark-Barol Victoria Faust Catoya Roberts
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