The Prisons &?Corrections Section of the State Bar of Michigan will present its Spring Program, “The Challenges and Opportunities of Reentry,” on Friday, June 26, from noon to 5 p.m. in the Partrich Auditorium on the campus of Wayne State University Law School,  471 West Palmer Street in Detroit.
The program will feature several panel discussions that will delve into the topics of “Housing,” “Mental Health and Family Reintegration,” and “Education, Employment, & Public Benefits.”  The program’s keynote speaker will be Joseph Williams.

To register for the program, visit https://connect.michbar.org/prisons/home.

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