Designing Fairness: The Future of Justice Reform

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Join us for a dynamic panel exploring how design thinking is revolutionizing criminal justice reform across the entire system—from prevention to reentry. We will have visionaries from Designing Justice + Designing Spaces, Recidiviz, ideas42’s (Un)Warranted initiative, CROP Organization, Dignifi, and Checkr who are using human-centered approaches to dismantle barriers and create pathways to opportunity.

Enjoy a snack, drink, and connect with mission-driven designers. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness how design methodologies are being applied to one of society’s most pressing challenges.

Schedule

5:30-6:00pm: Welcome drinks and snacks

6:00-6:45pm: Panel

6:45-7:00pm Q&A

Moderated by Checkr’s Director of Product Design, Rebecca Rabison, our panel will bring together criminal justice reform design leaders across the system:

Prevention & Early Intervention

Designing Justice + Designing Spaces – Garrett Jacobs, Director of Project Evaluation & Research, will speak to how architecture can help prevent incarceration through community-centered design

Ideas42 – Anne Stotler, Principal Behavioral Designer, will discuss how behavioral science can improve court date communications and prevent missed court dates, a leading cause of warrants and jail.

During Incarceration

Recidiviz – Thomas Graham, Product Manager at Recidiviz, will share how data and technology can improve information access and system outcomes for justice-impacted people.

Reentry & Employment

CROP Organization – Alexis Bustos, Director of Learning and Partnerships, will speak to training formerly incarcerated individuals in UI/UX to help them secure meaningful employment.

Dignifi – Danny Yoon, Founder of Dignifi and CROP Product Design graduate, will share how they’re bringing reentrants, service providers, and policy makers into one ecosystem to fix a fractured reentry system

Checkr – Melanie Cernak, Staff Product Designer will share Checkr’s approach to fair chance hiring and how they’re reducing background checks as a barrier to employment

Why attend?

This event aims to show how design thinking can dismantle systems of inequality. You’ll leave with concrete examples of how design methodologies are being applied to one of society’s most pressing challenges.

Space is limited—secure your spot today!