10 Things To Do This Weekend + Crain's Dining Guide

Best bets for the upcoming weekend JAM. Newbies and mavens alike can pick up a four-stringed instrument and play during the Great Midwest Ukefest at Chief O'Neill's Pub. Get a quick lesson at a pre-event workshop. LEARN. Transform a snow-white skein of wool at the Dye Your Yarn Workshop at Sifu Design Studio & Fine Yarns. Some of the materials for this acid-dye process are included in the fee. Read the entire 10 things column From this week's issue VOLARE. It's refreshing to visit an unabashedly old-school spot where you can find Italian favorites, above-average service and warm dining rooms well-suited for business dining. DINING GUIDE. Check out our online Dining Guide. Updated weekly, it includes all recent Crain's restaurant reviews, "Check, Please!" videos, an interactive map and much more. Go to the online Dining Guide Crain's Chicago Business | 150 N. Michigan Ave., 16th Floor | Chicago, IL 60601

Register Now for "Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System" Webinar

Webinar: Women Involved in the Criminal Justice System

Hosted by the National Reentry Resource Center, the Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project, and the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women

Although women account for a small percentage of the overall number of people incarcerated in the United States, the number of females in prisons and jails and under community supervision is growing at an alarming rate. As a result, criminal justice and service agencies are challenged to meet the complex needs of these women in order to help them lead successful lives when they return to their communities.

Please join us for a conversation about the current research and best practices related to the successful management and treatment of women in the criminal justice system. This webinar will present an overview of the research regarding women and the criminal justice system, with a particular focus on behavioral health. Discussion will also include gender-specific criminogenic risk and need assessment tools, as well as the importance of responsivity for females.

Presenters:

• Rachelle Ramirez, Program Associate, Center for Effective Public Policy and the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women
• Krista S. Gehring, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, University of Houston-Downtown and Consultant for the National Resource Center on Justice-Involved Women

Date: July 12, 2012
Time: 2:00-3:30 p.m. ET

To register for this webinar, please click here.

Ex-offenders and Reentry Advisory Committee Meeting

Congressman Danny K. Davis

7^th District of Illinois

 

 

 

 

 

Ex-offender and Reentry

Advisory Committee Meeting

 

Monday, July 16, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.

 

At

Hope Church, 5900 W. Iowa

Chicago

 

 

All are welcome to discuss Policy, Programs and Advocacy to help individuals with Criminal Backgrounds to successfully reenter society.

 

For additional information, please RSVP to

 

Tumia Romero

Deputy Chief of Staff

Office of Congressman Danny K. Davis

at 773-533-7520 or tumia.romero@mail.house.gov.

 

 

Ms. Tumia  (Tiama) Romero

Office of Congressman Danny K. Davis

Deputy Chief of Staff

2746 W. Madison

Chicago, IL 60612

773-533-7520

773-533-0883 (fax)

tumia.romero@mail.house.gov

   

 

Closing Prisons' Revolving Door

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Public Policy and External Relations July 5, 2012 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~      Justice Department Attempts to Close Prisons' Revolving Door       Written by Maxwell Blum for RegBlog| 07/04/12 Penn Program on Regulation University of Pennsylvania Law School   In late May, Attorney General Eric Holder delivered the opening remarks at the "Second Chances and Safer Communities Conference," highlighting the Department of Justice's (DOJ) desire to bring down recidivism rates and ease the reintegration process for convicted felons.   The DOJ asserts that smoothing the path to reentry will lower recidivism and help reduce overall crime rates. Roughly 40% of prisoners are reincarcerated within three years of release.   However, according to a 2009 study, young and or violent offenders who can remain arrest-free for eight years after release are no more likely to commit future offenses than members of the general public. This time frame drops to three to four years for older offenders.    One possible strategy for lowering recidivism would be to eliminate state and federal regulations that inhibit employment of former offenders, even those who have remained arrest-free. Although research has not shown conclusively that such a strategy will in fact lower recidivism rates, Attorney General Eric Holder stated that he will be consulting with State Attorneys General on reforming relevant statutes and that the federal government will be conducting its own review through a Federal Interagency Reentry Council.   In conjunction with Holder's conference speech, the DOJ also launched a "What Works in Reentry Clearinghouse," an online resource that provides access to comprehensive, user-friendly information about a wide array of reentry programs. The project was funded through the Second Chance Act, a 2008 law that makes available federal grants to government and nonprofit entities to provide housing, employment, and other services to previously incarcerated individuals in the hope of reducing recidivism. Follow Us on Twitter! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Follow @SaferFoundation on Twitter for more updates on criminal justice news and more information about the organization. We appreciate your support!  Public Policy and External Relations Contacts ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ B. Diane Williams, President / CEO Veronica Cunningham, Vice President, Public Policy and External Relations Jon Kaplan, Director, Marketing and Communication Anthony Lowery, Director, Policy and Advocacy phone: 312-922-2200 www.saferfoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Many articles refer to people with criminal records as "ex-offenders" or "offenders". While we appreciate all the positive press these issues receive, we are working to use other terms to describe our clients that do not carry such negative connotations. These terms include "people with criminal records" or "people reentering society".

What Makes America Great On July 4, 2012?

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  Then the word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time: "Go to the
  great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you."
  Jonah obeyed the word of the LORD and went to Nineveh. Now Nineveh
  was a very important city--a visit required three days. On the first
  day, Jonah started into the city. He proclaimed: "Forty more days
  and Nineveh will be overturned." The Ninevites believed God. They
  declared a fast, and all of them, from the greatest to the least,
  put on sackcloth. When God saw what they did and how they turned
  from their evil ways, he had compassion and did not bring upon them
  the destruction he had threatened. (Jonah 3:1-5-10 NIV)

  Prayer: LORD, unthinkable things can happen when Your instructions
  are obeyed. People and situations can change and the impossible can
  become reality! Give me renewed strength, courage, and boldness, and
  help me clearly understand Your instructions and follow them,
  regardless of circumstances, my feelings, or the objections of
  others. In Jesus' name, Amen.

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Warren Bufet's answer to the deficit

Subject: Warren Bufet's answer to the deficit

 Warren Buffett, in a recent interview with CNBC, offers one of the best quotes about the debt ceiling:
 

"I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just

pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more

than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible

for re-election.

The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds)

took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple!

The people demanded it. That was in 1971 - before computers, e-mail,

cell phones, etc.

Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took one (1) year

or less to become the law of the land - all because of public pressure.

Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to

a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask

each of those to do likewise.

In three days, most people in The United States of America will

have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed

around.

Congressional Reform Act of 2012

1. No Tenure / No Pension.

A Congressman/woman collects a salary while in office and receives no

pay when they're out of office.

2. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social

Security.

All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the

Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into

the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the

American people. It may not be used for any other purpose.

3. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all

Americans do.

4. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise.

Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

5. Congress loses their current health care system and

participates in the same health care system as the American people.

6. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the

American people.

7. All contracts with past and present Congressmen/women are void

effective 1/1/13. The American people did not make this

contract with Congressmen/women.

Congress made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in

Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers

envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their

term(s), then go home and back to work.

If each person contacts a minimum of twenty people then it will

only take three days for most people (in the U.S. ) to receive

the message. Don't you think it's time?

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX CONGRESS!

If you agree, pass it on. If not, delete.

You are one of my 20+ - Please keep it going, and thanks.