Join Rahsaan Hall, Racial Justice Project director of the ACLU of Massachusetts will be moderating a panel on the intersection of incarceration, genders, and health. The discussion will examine these issues through the lens of LGBTQ health, criminal law reform, and racial justice.

This panel features Andrea James, founder of Families for Justice as Healing, Sabra Johnson, case manager at Whittier Street Health Center's Women's Post Prison Services, and Jaclyn White Hughto, a faculty investigator at the Brown University School of Public Health.

This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.

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Court watching is a way to hold your district attorneys (DAs) accountable for the decisions they make in the court room. By attending court hearings and documenting what happens, you will gain a better understanding of how the decisions DAs make every day impact members of our communities. It also helps us push for changes in the policies and practices that lead to major racial disparities, excessive punishments, and over-incarceration.

Attend our training to learn the basics of court watching, including how the Massachusetts criminal courts work and what to look for while you’re in the courtroom.

This training is part of the “What a Difference a DA Makes” campaign’s 5-5-5 efforts. Over 5 months, 5 organizations will host court watch trainings in 5 counties across the state. March’s training will take place in Worcester and is hosted by the ACLU of Massachusetts, Mass Bail Fund, Families for Justice as Healing, National Lawyers’ Guild, Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

These trainings are free and open to the public. All are welcome. Sign up for court here!