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Locked Up and Locked Out Neighbors Event Digital Exhibit: Agenda / Program

DePaul University's Criminalization Of Our Neighbors Programming Series Presents: "Locked Up and Locked Out Neighbors: The Battle for Health Equity for Incarcerated People in Illinois"

Agenda / Program for Event

DePaul University’s Criminalization of Our Neighbors Programming Series Presents:

“Locked Up and Locked Out Neighbors: The Battle for Health Equity for Incarcerated People in Illinois”

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021

3:00-6:00pm CST

Agenda:

3:00-3:05pm | Words from Library Leadership (5 minutes)

  • Dr. Rob Karpinski – Associate Vice-President (AVP) for Academic and Library Affairs; Head of the University Libraries (Loop Library and John T. Richardson Library) and DePaul Art Museum (DPAM) for DePaul University
  • Allen Moye – Associate Dean for Information Technology and Library Services; Rinn Law Library Director; Associate Professor of Law for the DePaul University College of Law

3:05-3:35pm | Opening Remarks by Featured Speaker, Alan Mills (30 minutes)

Understanding Health and Wellness in the Correctional Setting: An Overview of the Prison Health Care System, Health Equity, and Inmates Rights as Multidimensional Social Justice Issue.

  • Alan Mills – Executive Director, Uptown People's Law Center

3:35-4:20pm | Legal Advocacy Panel (45 minutes)

A Legal Right to Human Dignity: A deeper examination of the intersections of law with health, medicine, and science and the ramifications on the mental and physical health and social well-being of our incarcerated community members in the absence of appropriate and accessible care and accommodations.

  • Vanessa del Valle – Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Bluhm Legal Clinic MacArthur Justice Center
  • Amanda Antholt – Senior Attorney, Civil Rights Team, Equip for Equality
  • Dr. Federica Coppola – Lecturer & Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience, Social Relations Lab, Columbia University

4:20-5:05pm | Health and Advocacy Panel (45 minutes)

The Care We Give and the Protection We Provide: Health Professional experiences in providing treatment and Advocacy/Watchdog efforts in oversight of health care services and access in the correctional setting.

  • Dr. Leticia Setrini-Best – OB/GYN with Morris Hospital Obstetrics
  • Gywneth Troyer – Director, Prison Monitoring Project, John Howard Association (JHA)
  • Renaldo Hudson – Education Director, Illinois Prison Project

5:05-5:50pm | Survivors and Community Advocates Panel (45 minutes)

Taking back control of our own Health and Wellness: Personal experiences, community support, and advocacy for our formerly incarcerated neighbors.

  • Jimmie King – St. Leonard Ministries Resident
  • Christopher Roach – Program Director / Intake Coordinator, St. Leonard’s House, St. Leonard Ministries
  • Shelia Leen – MSN, APN-BC, Rush Community Health Center on St. Leonard Ministries Campus

5:50-6:00pm | Q & A (10 minutes)