1. Homelessness vs. Housing Assistance & Other Support Services
2. Influence of Gangs on the Returning Felon into the Community
3. Basic Civil Rights of Returning Felons
4. Overcoming the Barriers of Returning Felons (Education)
5. Women in the Re-Entry Process – Issues & Concerns
6. Best Practice’s for Re-Entry Programs
7. Juvenile & the Re-Entry Process – Issues & Concerns
8. Judicial Involvement – Sentencing Supervision, and their Role in Reducing Recidivism
9. Overcoming the Barriers of Returning Felons (Employment Training)
10. Substance Abuse & Mental Health – Its effect on the number of Black / Brown Individuals Incarcerated & How to Reverse the Trend
11. Prosecutors Role In Re-Entry
12. Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
13. Children Families & Communities
14. Black / Brown Relations at Home / Prison
15. Probation, Parole & Recidivism
16. Faith Based Programs & Providers
17. History of Black / Brown Relations & Gangs
18. Parents & Guardians of Inmates
19. California’s Future; A Youth / Young Adult Perspective on Incarceration, Re-entry and Recidivism
| Roman Palomares, Chairman - Homeward Bound Inc. (Moderator) | |
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Honorable Judge Barbara Kronlund San Joaquin County Superior Court Jesse De La Cruz Founder / Vice-President of The JONAH Foundation Carrie Womack Case Manager, Youth Correctional Counselor, Foster Youth Assistance and Housing - California Department of Correction And Rehabilitation Rev. William David Hanley Project Manager for new Directions Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program |
Lavenna Gray NAACP Stockton Branch Community Coordination Chair Antoinette Thomasson Executive Director of Our Seeds of Hope Foundation Bill Brown, Director Gospel Center Rescue Mission |
2. Influence of Gangs on the Returning Felon into the Community
| William Lattimore, Director - Community Partnership for Families (Moderator) | |
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Rev. James French Volunteer Chaplain - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Deacon Donte Vickers Manager-U Haul Services (San Francisco, CA) Pastor Ronnie Murray City of Stockton, CA Peacekeeper / NAACP Stockton Branch Political Chair |
Jose Gomez City of Stockton, CA Peacekeeper Pastor Robert Maes Victory Outreach Church / Regional Pastor of San Joaquin Pastor George Gonzalez Victory Outreach Church Spanish Ministries |
3. Basic Civil Rights of Returning Felons
| Robert "Bobby" Bivens, President, NAACP Stockton Branch (Moderator) | |
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John Burris, Esq Civil Rights Attorney – Oakland, CA Ralph L. White Civil Rights Advocate Lydia Vidaurri Civil Rights Advocate |
Rev. Willie A. Douglas CA-NAACP Religious Affairs Chair Minister Tommie Muhammad Student Minister of Stockton Nation of Islam |
4. Overcoming the Barriers of Returning Felons (Education)
| John Solis, Director - San Joaquin County WorkNet (Moderator) | |
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Sandra Howell Client Services / Customer Management Division - Our Seeds of Hope Foundation Jesse De La Cruz Founder / Vice-President of The JONAH Foundation David Lewis Substance Abuse Specialist – San Mateo County Betty Wilson Founder of B.M.W. Exclusive Counseling and Consulting |
Allet Williams Administrative Management Trainer of Employment - WorkNet Maria Castellanos WorkNet Center Supervisor Kevin Kemp Senior Facilitator - Impact |
5. Women in the Re-Entry Process – Issues & Concerns
| Honorable Judge Richard Vlavianos, San Joaquin County Superior Court (Moderator) | |
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Mary Lattimore Chief Deputy Warden – Central California Women’s Facility Gloria Henry Retired Warden – Central California Women’s Facility |
Betty Wilson Founder of B.M.W. Exclusive Counseling and Consulting Torri Verber-Salazar Deputy District Attorney of San Joaquin County |
6. Best Practice’s for Re-Entry Programs
| Richard H. Jacques, CEO, Homeward Bound, Inc. (Moderator) |
David Lewis Substance Abuse Specialist - San Mateo County Dr. Steve Chapman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Research, CDCR |
Minister Thomas Abdul-Salaam Life Coach, Author, & Speaker - The Power 2BU! - I Want My Life Back Life Empowerment Program |
7. Juvenile & the Re-Entry Process – Issues & Concerns
| Valerie Frazier, Supervising Parole Agent III - Division of Juvenile Parole Operations - CDCR (Moderator) | |
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Marilyn Martin Deputy Chief Probation Officer - Juvenile Justice Center SJC Kevin Kemp Senior Facilitator - Impact Pastor Barbara Bridges Associate Director of the Georgia Adams Transitional Housing |
Darlisha Wilborn Deputy Probation Officer - Sacramento County Juvenile Division Dorothy J. Washington-Beattie Prevention Specialist - San Joaquin County |
8. Judicial Involvement – Sentencing Supervision, and their Role in Reducing Recidivism
| Honorable Presiding Judge William Murray Jr., San Joaquin County Superior Court (Moderator) | |
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Honorable Judge Richard Vlavianos San Joaquin County Superior Court Honorable Judge Richard Guiliani San Joaquin County Superior Court |
Larry Baker Beyond Incarceration Honorable Judge Lauren Thomasson San Joaquin County Superior Court |
9. Overcoming the Barriers of Returning Felons (Employment Training)
| John Solis, Director - San Joaquin County WorkNet (Moderator) | |
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Darlene Gamble Retired EDD Supervisor Samuel Nunez Executive Director, Fathers & Families of San Joaquin |
Allet Williams Administrative Management Trainer of Employment - WorkNet Maria Castellanos WorkNet Center Supervisor |
10. Substance Abuse & Mental Health – Its effect on the number of Black / Brown Individuals Incarcerated & How to Reverse the Trend
| Honorable Judge Richard Vlavianos, San Joaquin County Superior Court (Moderator) | |
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Pastor Thurnell Clayton Mental Health / Substance Abuse Specialist David Lewis Substance Abuse Specialist - San Mateo County Dorothy J. Washington-Beattie Prevention Specialist – San Joaquin County George Feicht Retired Deputy Director-Substance Abuse Office of San Joaquin County |
Rome L’Ouveture Director, Freedom’s Truck Driving Yolunda Cunningham Reformed Substance Abuse User Ronnie Cunningham Reformed Substance Abuse User |
11. Prosecutors Role In Re-Entry
| Honorable Presiding Judge William Murray Jr., San Joaquin County Superior Court (Moderator) | |
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Rocky Delgadillo Los Angeles City Attorney Lateefah Simon San Francisco. CA Deputy District Attorney Sharon Woo Chief Deputy District Attorney, Chief of Narcotics Unit, San Francisco District Attorney's Office |
J. J. Anderson District Attorney Special Assistant for Community Relations - San Diego, CA Paul Henderson Chief Deputy District Attorney, Administration, San Francisco District Attorney's Office |
12. Law Enforcement & Criminal Justice
| Honorable Presiding Judge William Murray Jr., San Joaquin County Superior Court (Moderator) | |
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Captain Eric Holman San Joaquin County Sheriff Department Deputy Chief Eric Jones City of Stockton Police Department |
Ronald L. Davis Chief of Police - East Palo Alto, CA |
13. Children Families & Communities
| Sandra Davis, Hospital Administrator – San Joaquin County (Moderator) | |
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Pastor Amelia Adams Open Door House of Prayer Church of GOD Lydia Vidaurri Community Liaison / Advocate |
Mia Astar Concerned Mother Advocate of Inmates |
14. Black / Brown Relations at Home / Prison
| Dr. Keith Hilton, Publisher - CV Drum (Moderator) | |
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Minister Tommie Muhammad Student Minister for the Stockton Study Group Nation of Islam Deacon Donte Vickers Manager-U Hauls Services (San Francisco, CA) |
William Lattimore Director - Community Partnership for Families Pastor George Gonzalez Victory Outreach Church Spanish Ministries |
15. Probation, Parole & Recidivism
| Valerie Frazier, Supervising Parole Agent III - Division of Juvenile Parole Operations - CDCR (Moderator) | |
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John Hall Retired Adult Parole Assistant Unit Supervisor Sephanie Bays Deputy Chief Probation Officer - San Joaquin County Rev. William David Hanley Project Manager for new Directions Alcohol & Drug Awareness Program |
Diane Gray Retired Adult Parole Unit Supervisor Torri Verber-Salazar Deputy District Attorney of San Joaquin County |
16. Faith Based Programs & Providers
| Pastor Gerald Johnson, City of Refuge / President – NAACP Oceanside Branch (Moderator) | |
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Minister Brian Muhammad Head of Nation of Islam’s Study Group in Stockton, CA Pastor Ernest Williams Powerhouse Church of God and Christ Pastor Dwight Williams New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Amelia Adams Open Door House of Prayer Church Pastor Damon Bridges Restoration for Life Ministries, Director - Georgia Adams Group Home for Youths |
Pastor Robert Maes Victory Outreach Church / Regional Pastor of San Joaquin Pastor George Gonzalez Victory Outreach Church Spanish Ministries Robert Rios Victory Outreach Church Program Director "Cease Fire", San Jose, CA Bill Brown, Director Gospel Center Rescue Mission |
17. History of Black / Brown Relations & Gangs
| David Lewis, Substance Abuse Specialist – San Mateo County (Moderator) | |
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William Lattimore Director – Community Partnership for Families Rev. James French Volunteer Chaplain - California Department of Corrections Pastor Ronnie Murray Peace Keeper of the City of Stockton, CA / NAACP Stockton Branch Political Action Minister Brian Muhammad Head of Nation of Islam’s Study Group in Stockton, CA |
Jose Gomez City of Stockton, CA Peacekeeper Deacon Donte Vickers Manager - U Haul Services (San Francisco, CA) Pastor Robert Maes Victory Outreach Church / Regional Pastor of San Joaquin |
18. Parents & Guardians of Inmates
| Mia Astar, Concerned Mother Advocate of Inmates (Moderator) | |
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Rev. Willie A. Douglas Overseer New Jerusalem Holy Spirit Directed Church of GOD / CA-NAACP Religious Affairs Chair Minister Thomas Abdul-Salaam Life Coach, Author, & Speaker - The Power 2BU! - I Want My Life Back Life Empowerment Program |
Pastor Gerald Johnson City of Refuge Church of God in Christ / President-NAACP Oceanside Beverly Foster President - San Joaquin County School Board of Education |
19. California’s Future; A Youth / Young Adult Perspective on Incarceration, Re-entry and Recidivism
| Samuel Nunez, Director - Father Involvement, Coalition United for Families (Moderator) | |
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Ruben Joe Mesta Youth Advocate Sokha Kaz Lek Youth Advocate Jesus Rodriquez Youth Advocate |
Marcyelle Wheaton Youth Advocate Phillip Caranza Youth Advocate |
