The New England Journal on Criminal and Civil Confinement presents is Fall 2008 Symposium.

* What is the current legal landscape drug offenders face in the American judicial system?
* Are these laws effective in rehabilitating and punishing these offenders?

Two Panels will Discuss:

* The use of drug courts as an alternative to traditional forms of narcotics jurisprudence, and their impact on communities.
* The traditional punishments, specifically mandatory minimum sentencing and the Sentencing Guidelines, and the controversies and policy justifications surrounding these issues.

Featured Speakers:

Panel I: Drug Courts

* Hon. Kevin S. Burke, Hennepin District Court Judge, Minnesota
* Joy Clark, Co-Chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Task Force on Problem-Solving Courts
* Hon. Diana L. Maldonado, Chelsea District Court Judge, Massachusetts
* Gerald P. Stewart, Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
* Hon. Leo T. Sorokin, United States Magistrate Judge, District of Massachusetts

Panel II: Drug Sentencing

* Professor Douglas A. Berman, William B. Saxbe Designated Professor of Law, Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University
* Mary Price, Vice-President and General Counsel of Families Against Mandatory Minimums
* Heidi Brieger, Chief of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Unit, United States Attorney, District of Massachusetts
* David W. White, Jr., Past President, Massachusetts Bar Association

Contact Information

RSVP to: Adonia Simpson at 617-422-7238, adonia.r.simpson@nesl.edu or journalmbe@nesl.edu