Convening on Pregnancy in Correctional Settings
"We need to shift the weight from a criminal justice system driven by perpetual punishment and dehumanization to one rooted in healing; accountability; transformation, and the recognition of each person’s inherent dignity and right to reach their full potential”
-Keynote Speaker Miyhosi Benton
On December 10, 2017, from 11 am - 5 pm 72 people from across the country joined together to discuss how incarceration impacts pregnant people.
Agenda:
Opening Remarks
Carolyn Sufrin
Keynote
We Testify Storyteller
Keynote
Miyhosi Benton
PIPS Data and its Uses
Carolyn Sufrin
Networking Lunch Break
Update on “No Shackling Convening” and Incarcerated Pregnant Persons Bill of Rights
Harriette Davis
Ellen Barry
Doula and Breastfeeding Support Programs in Prisons and Jails
Moderated by Monica McLemore
Kenzie Johnson
Erica Gerrity
Maria Ramos Bracamontes
Breakout discussion sessions to develop Policy Recommendations and Best Practices for the Care of Incarcerated Pregnant Patients
Closing Remarks
Alisha Coleman
Pregnancy in Correctional Settings Committee Members
Harriette Davis, Family Unity Project Coordinator, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children
Gretchen Retka, Collective Wings Perinatal Project
And Others
Sponsors
Association of Justice Involved Females and Organizations
Innovating Education in Reproductive Health, a program of the Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health
ACLU of Northern California
Office of the Provost, Johns Hopkins University
