Name: From Defendants to Defenders
Start: 2025-03-20T17:30:00-0400
End: 2025-03-20T18:15:00-0400

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Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:15pm EDT

During this session, we will discuss with impacted persons way they are directing their lived experience to help others that have or are being impacted by the legal system. By the end of this session, you will have a better understanding how to involve those impacted by the legal system into your practice and how to utilize their skills to achieve better outcomes for the people we represent.

Speakers

Jacob Ivan Schmitt

Director, Just Us Solutions

I am a survivor of childhood trauma, first encountering an institutional setting at age 6. These experiences persisted throughout my childhood and adolescence. At 18, I was sent to San Quentin and subsequently spent over 30 years in state and federal prisons. During my last imprisonment... Read More →

Thursday March 20, 2025 5:30pm - 6:15pm EDT
Room A

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NAPD 2025 Rise, Resist, Represent Conference

Jacob Ivan Schmitt

NAPD 2025 Rise, Resist, Represent Conference

Jacob Ivan Schmitt

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