Bringing you the latest in collaborative court programming, research, and trends from professionals across the country in a variety of disciplines.

Join Wyatt Lim Teper of the nonprofit A Curiae for an honest and insightful conversation with Kari Ferrell about her new memoir, You'll Never Believe Me. In this interview, Kari opens up about moving beyond the viral "Hipster Grifter" label to reclaim her own narrative. She discusses the realities of reentry after incarceration, the complex Korean concept of Han that shaped her identity, and her journey from chaos to accountability. Tune in to hear how Kari is using her experiences to advocate for a more compassionate justice system and why she believes in the power of "good decisions and poor decisions" rather than good and bad people.

Join our two fabulous interns, Haley Cowles and Griffin Lee, in a conversation about Griffin's research on MediCal utilization.

Join me, Jenee Fortier (Director of Grants and Operations) in a conversation with our summer Graduate Intern, Haley Cowles, about what the "intersection of public health and criminal justice" really means in action.

Join us in conversation with Anthony Xavier Jackson, a poet, songwriter, Substance Use Disorder Counselor, and musician living in Sacramento, California. In his poems, Anthony employs vivid imagery to immerse his readers. He has thus far been published in Tule Review 2023 and Sacramento Poetry Center’s Poet News. Anthony is a founding member of Sacramento’s GTFO Poetry collective whose work paired with his music may be found at soundcloud.com/anthony-x-jackson.

Join us in chatting with Jenna Ferrara, Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist, to discuss the importance of Veteran Treatment Courts for our communities. Jenna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a background in forensic social work. Since 2015, she has been working as a Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist at the San Francisco VA Medical Center, Downtown Clinic and part of the Veterans Justice Court team. Prior to working at the VA, she worked for Jail Behavioral Health Services, located at the San Francisco County Jail and at University of San Francisco’s, Correctional Medicine Consultation Network, providing health care to individuals incarcerated in California prisons.

Please join us for our first speaker series engagement of 2025 with Chris Poulos of The Center for Justice and Human Dignity. Christopher shares insights into his work in developing the organization, his lived experience within the criminal justice system, and the transformative impact of evaluation and evidence-based practices. This webinar dives into the importance of addressing needs on the front end to help people avoid incarceration, the role of evidence-based interventions, and the evaluation and impact of ATI programs.

In this final speaker series of 2024 we discuss what recovery capital is and how a different data measurement helps capture changes for clients in reentry while they address their needs in the community. We will also discuss the purpose of implementing the Multidimensional Inventory Recovery Capital (MIRC) assessment to collaborative courts.