PACJE

 PACJE Conference

scheduled for April 1-2, 2011and will be hosted by Neumann University in Aston PA.

Conference Theme 

 This year’s conference will focuse on a pilot reentry program in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for people who are released from prison. This program is designed to give those on probation a better chance at working their way back into society, in addition to aiding probation officers with the supervision of the defendants who are allowed entry to the program.

The program is comprised of bi-weekly meetings between the defendants in the program and a judge at the district level. These meetings would assess how the defendants are doing, their accomplishments and failures and how well they are complying with the conditions of their supervised release.

Guest Speaker

The Guest Speaker for this year’s conference will be Maureen Barden.

Maureen's was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from October, 1988 to February, 2006, when she became the Office's first prisoner reentry coordinator.  In that
capacity, she has been a member of the District's reentry court team since its inception, seeking out resources and opportunities for court participants, and has supervised the reentry portion of the
Department of Justice's Route 222 Anti-Gang Initiative. She is a graduate of Columbia University and New York University Law School. 

Hotel

Quality Inn, 4 South New Middletown Rd. Media. PA. 19063

Telephone #            610-565- 5800 

Rate: $70.00/night+tax

You must mention PACJE to obtain this rate. Rooms and this rate will only be guaranteed until Sept 8th. This hotel is approximately 10 minutes from Neumann University.

The hotel supplies free shuttle service to and from the Philadelphia Airport but you must schedule this prior to your intended arrival.

Additionally the hotel provides a free continental breakfast. There is a 24 Hrs Denny's Restaurant adjacent to the hotel.

Call for Papers

The organization is issuing a call for academic papers on the subject of reentry into society after a prison sentence. Additional papers can also be submitted on topics related to this theme such as Juvenile Justice,Corrections and Restortative Justice.Other papers reflecting topical issues will also be considered.  

Call for Committees

The organization is issuing a call for committees to review and select the academic papers that are submitted for reading at the conference.

Other committees need to be formalized for the purpose of nominations/elections, student scholarship awards.etc.  

For further information regarding Papers or Committees contact Joseph Gosseaux: office # 610-361-5253 or at gosseauj@neumann.edu