In November 2019, we hosted a CPAC inside of a medium-security prison in Pennsylvania. The first of its kind, over 400 incarcerated individuals attended the conference where they learned about criminal justice reform efforts, received job training, and learned about job opportunities that await them after release.
"Sometimes we don't get looked at as human beings a lot," said one inmate at the event.
CPAC through the CPAC Foundation Nolan Center for Justice is committed to criminal justice reform that changes that. Conservative criminal justice reform emphasizes the human behind each inmate and criminal. It looks like humane prison conditions and proper treatment of inmates, but it also looks like professional development opportunities and rehabilitation programs. Conservative criminal justice reform looks beyond punishment for a crime at the long-term well-being of the individual and offers opportunities for ex-convicts to break the vicious cycle of crime and transform themselves into productive members of society.
The 2019 Prison CPAC, appropriately themed "Second Chances", brought that message of hope as well as resources to life for Pennsylvania inmates and contributed in a tangible way to our mission of promoting freedom and prosperity for all.
Learn more about Prison CPAC: "Second Chances" here.
