Correctional News: Chicago Beyond Prepares for Second Annual National Convening

Later this month, national philanthropic organization Chicago Beyond will host its second annual National Convening, a two-day gathering aimed at improving safety for people within U.S. jails and prisons.

Held in Chicago from Oct. 29–30, the convening will showcase practical strategies to implement Chicago Beyond’s Holistic Safety Framework into facilities, using real-world examples of collaborative approaches as successful case studies.

“The convening is premised upon bringing together the people most directly impacted by incarceration — jail and prison administrators, currently and formerly incarcerated people and their families, and correctional staff and union leaders — to build community and effect change”, said Nneka Jones Tapia, Chicago Beyond’s Managing Director of Justice Initiatives.

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