Friday, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

CLEARING UP OLD ARREST AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE CHARGES Location: Hyatt Regency, Remington Learn about the needs of jail/prison populations, new program funding opportunities via the Second Chance Act, and the nuts and bolts of creating community-based courts to resolve misdemeanor warrants/civil financial sanctions in exchange for client accomplishments in approved agencies' programs. Introductory Level. Presenters: Brenda Eneboe, City of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; Nancy Gerlach, BA, Lodestar Day Resource Center, Phoenix, AZ; Doug Pilcher, MEd, Court of Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ; Laurel Weir, MPP, National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, Washington, DC; Paul Boden, Western Regional Advocacy Project, San Francisco, CA. Materials: Audio from workshop (mp3) Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System Clearing Old Arrest Records (ppt) Regional Homeless Court (ppt)