Media Advisory: Workgroup on Collateral Consequences of Convictions to Hold First Meeting

August 29, 2016

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Larry Hogan’s multi-agency workgroup to study the effects of incarceration on former inmates will hold its first meeting on Thursday, September 1, at 1 PM in the Joint Hearing Room of the Legislative Services Building in Annapolis. The meeting is open to the public.

In December 2015, Governor Hogan created a workgroup to better understand and help address obstacles ex-offenders encounter that make it difficult for them to find a job and become productive members of their communities. Chaired by Judge Alexander Williams, Jr., of the Center for Education, Justice & Ethics, the workgroup is made up of 14 members that include representatives from state agencies, nonprofit service agencies, and the university and business community. Provisions for the workgroup were also included in the Justice Reinvestment Act (Chapter 515 of 2016).

The workgroup will meet throughout the fall and hold several stakeholders’ meetings for members of the public to share their experiences with the panel. The workgroup will submit a report with its findings and recommendations to Governor Hogan in December 2016.

WHAT: Workgroup on Collateral Consequences of Convictions’ first meeting

WHERE: Legislative Services Building, Joint Hearing Room, 90 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401

WHEN: Thursday, September 1, 2016, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM