Corrections as Rehabilitation: Norway shares its model of success Webinar recap

This spring, the Tow Youth Justice Institute (TYJI), participated in a webinar series hosted by The Institute for Municipal and Regional Policy (IMRP) at UCONN: Corrections as Rehabilitation-Norwalk Shares Its Model of Success. This virtual series featured conversations among several researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and impacted individuals from Norway, along with peers here in Connecticut, where they discussed our respective correctional systems and what we can learn from each other.

In Part I, we heard from Professor Thomas Uglevik of the Department of Criminology and Sociology of Law at the University of Oslo, John Todd-Kvam, a postdoctoral research fellow at the Norwegian Centre for Addiction Research, James Jeter, Co-founder of Full Citizens Coalition, and Program Director at Civic Ally-ship at Dwight Hall at Yale University, Barbara Fair, LCSW and lead organizer at Stop Solitary, CT, and Mike Lawlor, J.D., Associate professor of Criminal Justice Department at Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Science at the University of New Haven. The conversation was moderated by IMRP’s director, Andrew Clark, and Dr. Danielle Cooper, Director of Research for TYJI and Associate Professor. Click here to watch the recording. Corrections as Rehabilitation (kaltura.com)

 

In Part II, A Look Inside the System, we heard from Elin Schie, Chief Prison Officer at Indre Ostfold Prison in Norway along with two other prison staff, Christina Quaranta, Executive Director of CT Justice Alliance, and Robert Gillis a retiree from The Department of Correction in CT. The conversation was moderated by Kelan Lyons of the CT Mirror. Click here to watch the recording: https://youtu.be/KuupaXsKKdE

 

In part III: The Rights of the Child, we heard from Per Sigurd Våge, Director of the Western Region of the Norwegian Correctional Service, and Per Omdal, Former Assistant Prison Governor, Bjørgvin Prison Youth Unit West. These experts shared a powerful presentation about their experience building, designing, and working within the youth justice system in Norway.

Their presentation was followed by a moderated panel discussion by Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, Investigative Report, CT Public with Brittany LaMarr, Project Manager for the Juvenile Justice Policy & Oversight Committee, Tow Youth Justice Institute, Hope Metcalf, Executive Director of the Orville H. Schell, Jr. Center for International Human Rights, Yale Law School, Heather Panciera, Assistant Child Advocate, CT and Danielle Cooper, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Criminal Justice at the University of New Haven, and Director. of Research at the Tow Youth Justice Institute. Click here to view the recording: https://youtu.be/pBOqqiLr7Sc

 

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