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BARS Spring Summit - Service Event w/ Basic Kindness + The Past, Present, and Future of the Incarceration System Workshop
W.E.B. Du Bois
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Harold Haskins Multipurpose Room
Our Service Event with Basic Kindness will take place first, where we will build wellness bags with hygiene products for those in need after hearing a bit about Basic Kindness as an organization. The Past, Present, and Future of the Incarceration System Workshop will be an hour-long workshop that will set the tone for the BARS 2026 Spring Conference. Occurring on the first day, the potential speaker, the Eastern State Penitentiary (ESP), will provide attendees with a historical overview of the incarceration system. At the start, the Eastern State Penitentiary will provide a historical narrative of America’s first penitentiary and how the institution has changed over time. Then we would also like them to give a brief overview of the criminal justice system overall and how it’s changed over time, highlighting past and present problems. This would be the first 30 minutes or so of the workshop. After this presentation, we would love the ESP team to facilitate a 10-minute reflection or learning implementation activity for attendees, either using their own resources or working together to formulate one. After a 5-minute share-out from some attendees, we will leave the rest of the time for Q&A.