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October 18, 2018 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Level 9, 10 Customhouse Quay
Wellington, New Zealand
Cost: Free
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Observations from New York – Incarcerated Mothers and their Children

A public lecture by Ann Jacobs

Director of the Prisoner Reentry Institute in New York City

Previously, Ms. Jacobs served as the Executive Director of the Women’s Prison Association (WPA) the U.S.’s oldest and largest social service and advocacy organization for incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and their families.

Ms. Jacobs also founded the Women’s Justice Alliance, a consortium of over 100 service providers in New York State; she created the Institute on Women in Criminal Justice, a national policy centre dedicated to improving the policies and practices affecting women in the criminal justice system; and the Women’s Advocacy Project, a program in public policy and civic involvement for formerly incarcerated women.

Made possible by Presbyterian Support Northern.

THE PROGRAMME

12:15 Arrival, Brown Bag Lunch
12:30 Presentation by Ann Jacobs
13:15 Q&A Session
13:30 Close

Details

Date: October 18, 2018
Time: 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Cost: Free

Venue

Venue Name: KPMG Wellington
Address: Level 9, 10 Customhouse Quay
Wellington, New Zealand