Priorities & Public Safety Forum

Priorities and Public Safety: Reentry and the Rising Costs of our Corrections System

December 3, 2009
8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street, 10th Floor
Boston, MA
Part of The Boston Foundation's "Understanding Boston" forum series


Welcoming Remarks
Paul S. Grogan
President & CEO,The Boston Foundation

Presentation of Report Findings
Leonard W. Engel, Esq.
Community Resources for Justice Senior Policy Analyst, Crime and Justice Institute

Remarks
Kevin M. Burke
Secretary, Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Panel Discussion
Moderator
Paul S. Grogan

Panelists
Robert P. Gittens
Vice President, Public Affairs, Northeastern University

Mary Beth Heffernan
Undersecretary, Criminal Justice, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Michael J. Widmer
President, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation

Judith Sachwald
Community Resources for Justice Senior Policy Advisor, Crime and Justice Institute
Former Director, Maryland Department of Parole and Probation

Continental Breakfast served at 8 a.m.

Invitation only