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Death by Incarceration: Life, LWOP, & ‘Virtual Life'
Ending Death by Incarceration (DBI) in Delaware
Ending Death by Incarceration (DBI) in Delaware
Back by popular demand, this time in Georgetown
Saturday, February 1st, 1pm-4pm
40 Ingramtown Road, Georgetown, DE 19947
Feb1 DBI Summit Flyer.pdfThe “Death by Incarceration (DBI): State of Delaware Life Sentences” summit will be held by and for previously incarcerated people, family/friends of currently incarcerated people, criminal justice system personnel, academics, policy makers, and members of the general public to:
Learn about death by incarceration (life/LWOP/virtual life sentences) in Delaware.
Discuss individual- and community-level harms of our current sentencing laws, and mechanisms for relief.
Humanize and put a face to people currently facing DBI and their communities.
Identify specific policies for reform and ways for people to bring about positive change.
To volunteer or get involved, contact
Khalil Abdar-Rashid
Khalil.abdar-rashid@missedoptsinc.com
(302) 401-3371
Speakers at the summit will include...
Speakers at the summit will include...
Khalil Abdar-Rashid is a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS), Certified Supervisor of Peer Specialists (CSPS), Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (CADC). He has an MBA and BA in Psychology and over 20 years of experience in the field. Khalil founded Missed Opts Inc. and has published three books: ‘Black Boy Lost’ (2017), ‘Faith’s Journey’ (2019), and “Suffering in Silence” (2021).
With over 20 years of service to others and leadership in behavioral health, NaTascha is a Behavioral Health Consultant, faculty at Delaware Technical Community College, Transformational Life Coach, and international speaker.
Kevin O'Connell
Chief Defender, Delaware Office of Defense Services
Chief O’Connell is the Chief of Delaware's Office of Defense Services (ODS). He has more than 30 years of experience representing indigent criminal clients, has been with the ODS since 2005, and was appointed to Chief Defender of ODS by Governor John Carney in May 2021. O’Connell was awarded the ACLU of Delaware’s Clarence Darrow Award in 2018 and is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a founding member of the Delaware Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Widener University Delaware Law School.
Speakers at the summit will also include...
Speakers at the summit will also include...
Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) representatives:
Paul Shavack, Chief of Staff, Office of the Commissioner
Mike Records, Chief of the Bureau of Correctional Healthcare, Substance Abuse, & Mental Health Services
Jessica Cline, Chief of the Planning, Research, & Reentry Unit in the Office of the Commissioner
Tanya N. Whittle, Ph.D., Delaware Center for Justice (DCJ) Director of Policy; University of Delaware, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor and Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program Facilitator
And more...
HB70.pdfLegislative Updates
Legislative Updates
The 152nd General Assembly of the State of Delaware passed HB 70 to repeal Delaware's death penalty statute from the State's criminal code. HB 301 to change Delaware's Constitution to prohibit death penalty in the State failed to pass the House.
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