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UPAN Monthly Meeting – May 2016

Draper Library 1136 East Pioneer Road (12400 South), Draper

Please join UPAN for our next monthly meeting. Our guest will be Andrew McCullough who will be running for Utah Attorney General. We will hear from him about what the AG office does. UPAN families can share with him their concerns about Criminal Justice Issues in Utah. While the AG’s office doesn’t have a significant role in criminal justice reform, it does sometimes push legislation that impacts the criminal justice system, and not always for the better. It is also our understanding that the Attorney General’s office works under the Governor, so that office COULD have some influence in how the Governor approaches criminal justice reform. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Monthly Meeting – June 2016

Salt Lake City Library 210 East 400 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Please join UPAN for our next monthly meeting. LEGISLATOR NIGHT. This will be another Share with your Legislator meeting. We will invite our state legislators (you are encouraged to invite your own as well as UPAN inviting them). We are also hoping to invite candidates who are running this year. UPAN families may sign up to share their concerns about the Criminal Justice System and Prison issues. Each person is asked to keep their comments to the point, (3 minutes) as we will also ask if any of our legislators want to share what they may be working on in terms of criminal justice related legislation for the 2017 session. Meet in Conference Rooms A-B-C downstairs below Main Library Foyer. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Monthly Meeting – August 2016

Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United States

The Impact of Sex Offender Registries on Offenders and Families

Please join UPAN for our next monthly meeting, presented by Matt Duhamel, Metamora Films. This is the presentation he made at the 2016 Prisoner Family Conference in Texas earlier this year. Matt Duhamel, a former TV news and radio personality, has turned his attention to helping others through the power of independent film. He agrees with the idea that film can help individuals, communities and entire societies by increasing compassion, tolerance, understanding and forgiveness. By learning from his own personal trials and past failures, Matt uses his experiences as life changing tools and applies them to his thought-provoking films. You may have noticed Matt and Heather Duhamel attending several of the past UPAN meetings filming for his current production called, "Not for Rent!" about ex-inmates' struggles with the Utah Good Landlord Program. We are very excited to have Matt as a guest speaker, you'll not want to miss his presentation. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – September 2016

West Valley Library 2880 West 3650 South, West Valley City, UT, United States

Outpatient Sex Offender Treatment, Parole Stipulations and Group A and Group B Parole Conditions for Sex Offenders.

Free

UPAN Meeting – October 2016

Glendale Library 1375 South Concord Street (1240 West), Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Topic: Family Meeting

Free

UPAN Meeting – November 2016

Draper Library 1136 East Pioneer Road (12400 South), Draper

Anna Brower of the ACLU will discuss how California is working to fight Video Only Visitation in its jails. We can possibly learn what can be done in Utah about this problem. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – January 2017

Holladay Library 2150 East Murray-Holladay Road (4730 South), Holladay, UT, United States

Topic TBA. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – February 2017

Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United States

Kurt Guner, the Prison Education Manager of SLCC and Don Wright PhD of the PrisonED Foundation will be presenting Higher Education Programs in the Utah State Prison System. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – March 2017

Ruth Vine Tyler Library 8041 Wood Street, Midvale, UT, United States

Topic TBA. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – April 2017

Taylorsville Library 4870 South 2700 West, Taylorsville, UT, United States

Many people have no idea what course to take after the verdict has been handed down and their loved one ends up in prison on an indeterminate sentence. Attorneys Lorenzo Miller and Patrick Shea will make up a panel of post-conviction attorneys to talk about issues related to appeals, board hearing preparation, what services an attorney can provide to help an inmate and family prepare for a hearing, etc. Please note that UPAN does not endorse specific attorneys or offer legal advice, but we feel it would be beneficial for advocates to hear from experts in their field on the matter. Questions will be submitted beforehand in writing in order to keep the forum orderly and on topic. Please let one of the UPAN staff know prior to the meeting if you would like our guests to address a certain topic. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – May 2017

Glendale Library 1375 South Concord Street (1240 West), Salt Lake City, UT, United States

Shannon Cox of Journey of Hope and Rev. Vicki Neuman will be our guest speakers. Free and open to the public.

Free

UPAN Meeting – June 2017

Kafeneio Coffee House 258 West 3300 South, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

We will be discussing parole issues related to employment, housing, and other resources. Free and open to the public.

Free

About UPAN

When a friend or loved one ends up in prison, it’s a grueling experience for all involved as the inmate and his or her supporters try to adjust to the rules, regulations and restrictions of a life separated by bars.

The Utah Prisoner Advocate Network aims to make navigating that new life less complicated and lonely for inmates’ supporters while also advocating for better conditions inside the prison.

Associations

UPAN is a proud coalition member of People Not Prisons, a group of advocacy groups working on behalf of people with mental health conditions, people recovering from substance use disorders, and men and women caught up in Utah’s criminal justice system.

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P.O. Box 464
Draper, UT 84020

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