SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Monday, August 6
8:30-10:00
Welcomes and Introductions (Venetian Room)
Jack O’Connell, President of the National Association of Sentencing Commissions
Justin Jones, Oklahoma Department of Corrections
K.C. Moon, Oklahoma Sentencing Commission
State Sen. Richard Lerblance, Chair, Oklahoma Sentencing CommissionPlenary: Frontiers Old and New in Sentencing Guidelines
Kevin Reitz, University of Minnesota Law School
Steven Chanenson, Villanova University School of Law
Kim Hunt, DC Advisory Commission on Sentencing10:15-11:45 Panel Sessions
Revisiting Theories of Sentencing (Crystal Room)
Laura Appleman, Willamette University College of Law, Moderator
David Boerner, Seattle University School of Law
Michael Tonry, University of Minnesota Law School
David Wexler, University of Arizona College of LawIssues in Federal Sentencing (Junior Ballroom)
Lisa Rich, US Sentencing Commission, Moderator
Ken Cohen, US Sentencing Commission
Glenn Schmitt, US Sentencing Commission
John Steer, US Sentencing CommissionDevelopments in California Sentencing (Continental Room)
Barbara Tombs, Vera Institute of Justice, Moderator
Lance Corcoran, California Correctional Peace Officers Association
Kara Dansky, Stanford Criminal Law Center
Carole D’Elia, Little Hoover Commission
Mike Jimenez, California Correctional Peace Officers Association
State Sen. Gloria Romero, State of California11:45-12:30 The Honorable Jari Askins, Lieutenant Governor of the State of Oklahoma
12:30-1:45 Disasters and Sentencing (Venetian Room)
The Honorable Richard Gebelein, Office of the Attorney General, State of Delaware
Carle Jackson, Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement1:45-3:15 Panel Sessions
Post-Prison Sanctions (Crystal Room)
Laura Appleman, Willamette University College of Law, Moderator
Doug Berman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University
Daniel Filler, Drexel University College of Law
Robert Weisberg, Stanford Law SchoolRisk Assessment and Sentencing Guidelines (Continental Room)
Jake Horowitz, Public Safety Performance Project, Pew Charitable Trusts, Moderator
Rick Kern, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Brian Ostrom, National Center for State Courts
Andrew Wiseman, Wisconsin Sentencing Commission Issues in Juvenile Sentencing (Junior Ballroom)
Susan Katzenelson, North Carolina Sentencing & Policy Advisory Commission, Moderator
Steven Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
Lynette Greenfield, Department of Juvenile Justice, State of Virginia
Gary Waint, Office of State Courts Administrator, State of Missouri3:30-4:30 Roundtables on Sentencing Issues (Venetian Room)
Communicating Research to Policymakers
Teri Carns, Alaska Judicial Council
How Sentencing Changes after Increases in Legislated Penalties
Meredith Farrar-Owens, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission
Impact of Federal Sentencing Policy on State Sentencing Policy
The Honorable Linda Ludgate, Court of Common Pleas, State of Pennsylvania
Native-American Justice: Crime Policies of the First Oklahomans
The Honorable Dick Wilkerson, former Senator, State of Oklahoma
Harvey Pratt, former agent, Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation and Cheyenne and Arapaho tribal memberReentry: Why It Works and Does Not
Kara Dansky, Stanford Law Center
Specialty Courts
David Wright, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, State of Oklahoma
Demonstration--Electronic Sentencing Worksheets in Alabama (Continental Room)
Lynda Flynt, Alabama Sentencing Commission
Tuesday, August 7
8:30-10:00 Plenary: Roundtable on Costs and Benefits in Corrections and Sentencing
Michael Tonry, University of Minnesota Law School
Steven Aos, Washington State Institute for Public Policy
David Boerner, Seattle University School of Law
Justin Jones, Oklahoma Department of Corrections10:15-11:45 Panel Sessions
Dialogue among New and Old Commissions (Continental Room)
Panelists from new commission states
Mark Bergstrom, Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
The Honorable Richard Gebelein, Office of the Attorney General, State of Delaware
Robert Ravitz, Oklahoma Sentencing CommissionCommunity Monitoring of Sex Offenders (Crystal Room)
Meredith Farrar-Owens, Virginia Criminal Sentencing Commission, Moderator
Kelley Land, US Sentencing Commission
Richard Kishur, Sex Offender Management Team, Oklahoma Department of Corrections
Paul Stageberg, Department of Human Rights, State of IowaConnecting Sentencing Networks through Weblogs (Junior Ballroom)
Doug Berman, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University,Moderator
Michael Connelly, Department of Corrections, State of Oklahoma
Corey Rayburn Yung, John Marshall Law School