MASS INCARCERATION Parole SOLITARY CONFINEMENT Medical release What effect do they have on you? … your family? … your community? … Western MA? FORUM ON Criminal justice reform WHAT: Join us for an interactive discussion and Q&A on what we can do to change Massachusetts’ antiquated criminal justice practices Where: South Congregational Church 45 Maple St., Springfield, MA WHEN: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 Who: The Coalition for Effective Public Safety (CEPS) is a statewide coalition of advocates, program providers, people on parole, formerly incarcerated men and women, friends and relatives, and activists. Networking: 5:30-6:30pm | Discussion: 6:30-8pm Please contact Rachel Corey at director@cjpc.org or 617-807-0111 with any questions. ORGANIZED by: ACLU–Springfield, Arise for Social Justice, Hampshire Students Against Mass Incarceration, Neighbor to Neighbor, Out Now, and Project Operation Change of Arise for Social Justice, in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Policy Coalition and Prisoners' Legal Services of MA | CEPS MEMBERS INCLUDE: American Civil Liberties Union of MA, American Friends Service Committee of MA, Black and Pink, Boston Jobs Coalition, Boston Workers Alliance, Cambridge Health Alliance, Charles Hamilton Housing Institute for Race & Justice, Committee for Public Counsel Services, End Mass Incarceration Together, Ex-Prisoners and Prisoners Organizing for Community Advancement, Families Against Mandatory Minimums–MA, Families for Justice as Healing, MA-CURE, MA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, Prisoner Legal Assistance Project, Real Cost of Prisons Project, Span, Inc., Survivors, Inc., Through Barbed Wire and others | WITH FUNDING FROM: The AJ Muste Memorial Institute