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SiX National Conference 2024
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Criminalization of the Body and the Surveillance State LIMITED
Thursday December 12, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm EST
International 6 Breakout
The U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of any independent democracy on earth—worse, every single state incarcerates more people per capita than most nations. In the global context, even “progressive” U.S. states like New York and Massachusetts appear as extreme as Louisiana and Mississippi in their use of prisons and jails. The impact and policy choices of incarceration span from broken families, housing implications, workforce, education, and more. Attendees will learn from experts about the intersections of drug policy, abortion access, LGBTQ+ justice, family separation caused by the child welfare system, immigrant rights, labor, and agriculture. This session will look at what policy solutions are available and how state lawmakers can respond to this crisis of incarceration in their communities.
Speakers
avatar for Cristina I. Ramirez

Cristina I. Ramirez

Criminal Defense Lead, Sissy Farenthold Reproductive Justice Defense Project
Cristina I. Ramirez is the criminal defense lead of the Sissy Farenthold Reproductive Justice Defense Project at the Rapoport Center for Human Rights and Justice at Texas Law. Prior to this role, Cristina served as a public defender in the Travis County Public Defender’s Office... Read More →
avatar for Jennifer Driver

Jennifer Driver

SiX Staff Session Lead
avatar for Rosann Mariappuram

Rosann Mariappuram

Senior Policy Counsel, Reproductive Rights, SiX
Rosann Mariappuram, J.D. M.A. (she/her) is a lawyer and advocate who has been part of the movements for reproductive health, rights and justice for over a decade. She is the former executive director of Jane’s Due Process, a nonprofit that fights for young people’s bodily autonomy... Read More →
avatar for Karen D. Thompson

Karen D. Thompson

Legal Director, Pregnancy Justice
Karen Thompson is the Legal Director of Pregnancy Justice where she leads a team of attorneys in defending women and all those with the capacity to become pregnant from being criminalized because of their pregnancies or pregnancy outcomes. Karen oversees the strategic litigation and... Read More →
avatar for Denise Tomasini-Joshi

Denise Tomasini-Joshi

Co-Executive Director, If/When/How
Denise Tomasini-Joshi is an advocate whose work has touched upon issues of mental health, health policy, criminal legal reform, women’s rights, economic development, and marginalized populations. She is a former Chief of Staff at the Innocence Project, and previously held a series... Read More →
Thursday December 12, 2024 1:15pm - 2:30pm EST
International 6 Breakout
  Breakout, Breakout Block D

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