Attorney General Racine to Host Panel Discussion Offering Overview of District’s Juvenile Justice System Wednesday

Officials to Offer Overview, Answer Questions at ‘Understanding Juvenile Justice’ Discussion

WHO/WHAT: Please join Attorney General Karl A. Racine for a panel discussion on “Understanding Juvenile Justice in the District of Columbia.” This event will feature representatives from various District agencies and explain the juvenile justice process from infraction to resolution. Join us for a discussion featuring the following panelists:

Moderator:
Karl A. Racine
Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Panelists:
Commander Jacob Kishter
Commander, Metropolitan Police Department Youth and Family Services Division

Tamar Meekins
Deputy Attorney General, Public Safety Division, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia

Wendy Pohlhaus
Executive Assistant U.S. Attorney for External Affairs, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia

Hilary Cairns
Deputy Administrator, Youth Services, D.C. Department of Human Services

The Honorable Peter Krauthamer
Juvenile Calendar, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Hannah McElhinny
Deputy Chief, Trial Division, Superior Court of the District of Columbia

Clinton Lacey
Director, D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services

Dr. Arthur Fields
Deputy Chief, Youth Engagement Division DC Public Schools

ACE Diversion Youth
Student

Kenneil Cole
Rising Senior at Delaware State University, Former DYRS Youth

WHEN: 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Wednesday, July 13, 2016

WHERE: Francis A. Gregory Library
3660 Alabama Avenue SE