On October 13th, 14th, & 15th, 2017, the Justice Work Group at UCLA will host Beyond the Bars LA: The End of Mass Incarceration, our inaugural conference, to bring together the community organizations, activists, policy makers, researchers, students, and those directly impacted by issues of incarceration from across the nation. This conference seeks to join the efforts of individuals and groups in these different sectors all working to end mass incarceration, to bring together our knowledge, experience, and expertise. Our goal is not only for us to educate and engage one another, but to form lasting working relationships and inspire each other into action and create genuine social change. This year's conference theme is The End of Mass Incarceration, which will focus on conversation and organization that orients us toward a future without mass incarceration, and righting the social wrongs it has produced.

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