Hello LWVCNM Members,

We have another outstanding topic for our Lunch and Learn hybrid monthly meeting on Thursday July 13th.  Please join us in person or on Zoom, whichever fits your schedule.

What:    NM Prisons: Sentencing & Recidivism

Join our panel for a conversation about the New Mexico correctional system, including inmates' conditions, sentencing, recidivism rates and initiatives for improvement.

When:  Thursday, July 13 @ Noon—1 PM

  In-Person RSVP appreciated:

  lunch@lwvcnm.org or 505-881-8441

Where:

-- LWVCNM Conference Room, 6739 Academy Road NE (ample lot parking)

-- In-person and via Zoom invitation below

-- Attendees are invited to bring a brown bag lunch 

-- The LWVCNM Board will host light refreshments after the program

Panelists: Justin Allen, Douglas Carver, and Trish Lopez

Justin Allen is a lifelong NM resident and human rights defender with a focus on transformative justice. His advocacy began as a Peer Educator of harm reduction for Project ECHO at UNM Health Sciences; he also has 12 years of experience as a mentor and educator for the Residential Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program (RDAP) and Therapeutic Communities in several correctional facilities throughout the state. Justin has taught "Decarcerate Yoga" in our community as a harm reduction technique, with the understanding that individual healing is community healing. He is interested in reducing the harm of state violence and has been a community organizer in several local grassroots organizations since 2017. Justin holds a B.A. in American Studies from UNM, with a minor in Peace Studies, and has been working on the restoration of voting rights for formerly incarcerated people for the last 5 years. He is currently working as the Inclusive Democracy Organizer at OLÉ.

Douglas Carver joined the New Mexico Sentencing Commission in 2017 as its Deputy Director. Before this time, he led a nonprofit focused on government ethics and was a staff attorney at the NM Legislature’s Legislative Council Service, working principally in the areas of criminal justice and government ethics. He has a B.A. from Yale University, an M.Phil. from Trinity College, Dublin, and a J.D. from the UNM School of Law.

Trish Lopez is a past LWVCNM board member and creator of Teeniors (tech-savvy teens empowering seniors), whose mission is to help older adults feel more confident in our increasingly digital world -- while providing paid, meaningful jobs for youth in New Mexico. Trish's #1 priority is raising her 10-yr old daughter, Kaia. She also chairs the Digital Inclusion group for New Mexico Technology Council and is an advisory member of the New Mexico Local News Fund, supporting independent journalism around the state. A graduate of UNM, her primary interest is bringing people together from different walks of life to create change in our community.

Zoom Invitation

LWVCNM is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: NM Prisons: Sentencing & Recidivism
Time: Jul 13, 2023 12:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 871 4414 8472
Passcode: 710787

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