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challenges and successes regarding this initiative. Major points include supporting evidence-based research and the overall goal of long-lasting public safety. A personal journey from inmate to employee will be featured. Speakers: Catina Macklin , Cognitive Program Manager, Virginia Department of Corrections, Richmond, Virginia; Jamii Wood , Substance Use Disorder Roving Cognitive Counselor, Virginia Department of Corrections, Richmond, Virginia Fair Chance Futures for Colorado: Breaking through Barriers to Successful Reintegration and Quality Jobs Room 103 Overview: Through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Pathway Home 5 grant program, Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado and Jobs for the Future are building pathways to quality jobs that begin pre-release, aligning state-wide infrastructure to facilitate collaboration between the Colorado Department of Corrections, reentry service providers and fair chance employers to support successful reentry. This workshop will highlight best practices for collaborating across multiple stakeholders, including corrections, education and training providers, reentry organizations and employers. It will also introduce JFF’s Fair Chance to Advance initiative, which provides funding and technical

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assistance to support similar ecosystem-wide collaborations in other states. Speakers: Stacey Putka , Executive Director, Breakthrough Alliance of Colorado, Denver, Colorado; Perry Sawano , Director of Culture and Sales, Uncommon Solutions, Inc., Greenwood Village, Colorado; Melissa Smith , Director of Prisons, Colorado Department of Corrections CODIN — Correctional Officers and Detention Intelligence Network Room 108 Overview: This workshop will provide participants with practical tools and strategies to develop, structure and sustain a corrections-based intelligence network focused on gang activity and contraband trafficking. Through real-world case studies and interactive discussions, participants will explore methods for interagency collaboration, digital intelligence collection and the integration of jail intelligence into street-level investigations. Designed for corrections officers, analysts and law enforcement partners, the session emphasizes actionable intelligence sharing and operational impact. Participants will leave with a framework to enhance security, disrupt gang operations and foster regional cooperation. Speakers: Greggory W. Phillips , Special Agent, Georgia Department of Corrections,

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