Join the Pretrial Justice Institute on Valentine’s Day for a heartfelt conversation on pretrial community supports.
Many people fail to appear in court simply because they’ve forgotten (or never knew) the date, have a work conflict, or lack transportation or childcare — not because they are actively fleeing. Yet FTAs often result in deeper involvement in the system: warrants for arrest, bail-jumping charges and jail time.
So what can we do to help people return to court safely?
Join us on Tuesday, February 14 to explore how community supports (not tied to release conditions) can help people overcome common barriers to court appearance.
Featuring: PJI’s Tenille Patterson and Shavonte Keaton, with our special guest April Frazier Camara, President & CEO of the National Legal Aid and Defenders Association, and co-founder of the Black Public Defender Association.
During this 45-minute Valentine’s Day event, we’ll also look back on what we loved (and learned) from our 8-part series unpacking
PJI’s “What If?” publication — and give you a sneak peek at new resources and events to come in 2023!