All events to be held in the Thompson Conference Center
on the University of Texas campus unless otherwise noted. Conference
sessions will be open to a limited number of observers from the
UT community (faculty, staff, and students only) on a space-available
basis except for events restricted to registered participants.
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Sunday, April 23
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| 5:00 – 7:00 p.m |
Welcoming Reception
Venue: Texas Capitol—
Lieutenant Governor’s Reception Room
(registered participants only) |
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Day One: Monday, April 24
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| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
Registration Desk opens
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| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome and Conference Overview
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PART 1:
What is Oversight? Why is it Necessary?
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| 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. |
Session I. Introduction and Exploration of
the Various Functions of Prison Oversight
Presentations:
A. “Introduction: U.S. Prisons and Jails in the 21st
Century and Renewed Calls for Oversight”
B. “Independent Inspections as an Alternative to Court-Based
Oversight”
C. “Distinguishing the Various Functions of Prison
Oversight”
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| 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. |
Session II. “Professionalism in Corrections
and the Need for External Scrutiny”
Roundtable discussion followed by moderated audience discussion
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| 11:00 – 11:15 |
Break
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| 11:15 – 12:00
p.m. |
Session III. What Might External
Oversight Look Like? Brief Overviews of a Sampling of Inspection
Models
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| 12:15 – 1:30 |
Lunch
Hosted by the LBJ Library and Museum
Official Welcome and Luncheon Address
(registered participants only)
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PART 2:
The Essential Elements of External Oversight:
A Closer Look
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| 1:45 – 3:15 p.m. |
Session IV. “Independence: What does
it mean and why is it critical?”
Presentation and Discussants followed by moderated audience
discussion
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| 3:15 – 3:30 |
Break
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| 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. |
Session V. Politics and Oversight
A. Case Study of Independence, Politics, and Oversight: Ohio’s
Correctional Institutions Inspection Committee
Roundtable discussion
B. Reflections on Politics and Oversight
Presentations followed by moderated audience discussion
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| 5:00 |
End of Day Reactions
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| 5:15 – 6:45 |
Reception
Venue: Jamail Pavilion, UT Law School
(registered participants only)
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Dinner on your own |
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Day Two: Tuesday, April 25
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| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. |
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30 |
Overview of Day’s Activities
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PART 2:
The Essential Elements of External Oversight:
A Closer Look (cont’d)
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| 8:35 – 10:00 |
Session VI. Standards
Presentation and Discussants, followed by moderated audience
discussion
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| 10:00 – 10:15 |
Break
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Part 3:
The Role of Civil Society
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| 10:15-11:45 |
Session VII. The Role of Citizens and Non-Profit
Advocacy Organizations in Providing Oversight
Presentation and Panelists, followed by moderated audience
discussion
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| 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch
Hosted by the LBJ Library and Museum
Luncheon Address
(registered participants only)
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| 1:15 – 2:15 p.m. |
Session VIII. The Role of the Media in opening
up a closed world
Roundtable discussion followed by moderated audience discussion
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Part 4:
Institutionalizing External Scrutiny
of Prisons and Jails
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| 2:15 - 3:30 p.m. |
Session IX. Oversight of Jails and Private
Prisons
Presentations followed by moderated audience discussion
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| 3:30- 3:45 |
Break
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| 3:45 – 5:00 p.m. |
Session X. Thinking about the Future of Non-Judicial
Oversight of Prisons and Jails in the U.S.
Moderated audience discussion covering the following topics:
(1) Targeted Oversight of Specific Issues
(2) Structural Considerations— State/National/Local
Oversight? Governmental or Non-Governmental Oversight?
(3) Overcoming the Obstacles to Effective External Oversight
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| 5:00 p.m. |
Final Remarks
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Adjourn formal conference |
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Day Three: Wednesday, April 26
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Work Session
(Executive Session—limited to registered participants)
Venue: To be Announced |
