- FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
- Friday, May 27, 2011
- ojp.gov
- Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
- Contact: Michelle Muth Person
- (202) 305-7381
******MEDIA ADVISORY******
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TO HOST 2011 NATIONAL PRETRIAL JUSTICE
SYMPOSIUM IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) in partnership with the nonprofit Pretrial Justice Institute will convene the 2011 National Symposium on Pretrial Justice in Washington, D.C., on TUESDAY, MAY 31 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011.
Leaders from criminal justice stakeholder organizations and the pretrial community will continue a conversation about pretrial release and diversion practices that was started at the 1964 National Conference on Bail and Criminal Justice when Robert F. Kennedy was Attorney General. The conference will explore how evidence-based tools and other reforms can make the pretrial justice system more efficient and cost-effective and make communities safer.
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., Deputy Attorney General James Cole, Assistant Attorney General Laurie O. Robinson, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Ronald C. Machen, Jr., Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich, and OJP's Bureau of Justice Assistance Acting Director James H. Burch II will deliver remarks during the two-day conference.
A complete conference agenda is available at www.pretrial.org/symposium.html. All events are open to the media and will take place at the Renaissance Downtown Hotel, 999 Ninth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.
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TUESDAY, MAY 31, 2011 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Symposium Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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| WHO: | James H. Burch, II Acting Director, Bureau of Justice Assistance Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice The Honorable Laurie O. Robinson Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice The Honorable Pedro R. Pierluisi Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico U.S. House of Representatives William T. Robinson, III President Elect American Bar Association |
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 2011 11:30-12:00 Remarks |
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| WHO: | Mary Lou Leary Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr. Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice |
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12:00 - 1:30 p.m. Working Lunch |
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| WHO: | The Honorable Bruce Beaudin Senior Judge Superior Court Washington, D.C. The Honorable Ronald Weich Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs U.S. Department of Justice Kenneth Feinberg Feinberg Rozen, LLP and Administrator of the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster Victim Compensation Fund |
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4:45 pm - 5:00 p.m. Closing Remarks |
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| WHO: | The Honorable Laurie O. Robinson Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs U.S. Department of Justice The Honorable James Cole Deputy Attorney General U.S. Department of Justice |
NOTE: Press inquiries should be directed to Michelle Person, (202) 305-7381.
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