Washington, D.C., March 22, 2018 -- Prison Fellowship, the nation’s largest Christian nonprofit serving prisoners, former prisoners, and their families; and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a national organization to promote and protect the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States; are hosting a reporter’s roundtable at the National Press Club to discuss reentry reform issues on Wednesday, March 28th beginning at 1:00pm.
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Who: Prison Fellowship and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
What: Second Chances: Removing Barriers to Returning Citizens—a Second Chance Month event.
Where: National Press Club, 13th Floor, First Amendment Lounge, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20045.
When: Wednesday, March 28, 2018. 1:00pm to 2:00pm.
Prison Fellowship’s President & CEO James Ackerman and The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights’ President & CEO Vanita Gupta will provide remarks and you will hear from a panel of directly impacted people and experts including:
- Dennis Avila – A formerly incarcerated individual who now owns his own company and non-profit: Sharp Roofing and Contracting, LLC and H.E.A.T. Inc.;
- Lily Gonzales, community organizer at A New Way of Life Reentry Project and directly impacted person;
- Bonnie Mroczek, Chief Talent Officer of Butterball Farms, a fair chance employer; and
- Judy Conti, Federal Advocacy Coordinator from National Employment Law Project.
If you’re attending the event, please RSVP so that we can prepare a media packet for you.
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Jim Forbes Prison Fellowship 703-554-8540 [email protected]


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