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Featured Sessions
Opening Session
Sunday, January 31 • 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Judge Robert Francis
Presiding Judge, Dallas 4C SAFPF ReEntry Court
JUDGE ROBERT FRANCIS is currently the
Presiding Judge over the Dallas 4C SAFPF ReEntry court. Previously he
presided over Criminal District Court #3 in Dallas for 12 years. Prior
to be elected in 1997, Judge Francis was an Asst. D.A. in Dallas County
and was in private practice.
In an effort to reduce recidivism, Judge Francis started the first
Re-Entry court in the State of Texas in February of 2001. This court was
designed to ensure that addicts who have received rehabilitative
treatment in the penitentiary are monitored and supervised once they are
released from prison. This court’s success in reducing crime has brought
it state and national acclaim.
Judge Francis is Board Certified as a Criminal Law Specialist and has
been a member of the College of the State Bar since 1990. Judge Francis
also served as president of the Texas Association of Drug Court
Professionals during 2005 & 2006. He has lectured and/or taught at
numerous professional conferences and schools for the judiciary
throughout the country. He is a member of the first graduating class of
the Texas College of the Judiciary. For the past three legislative
sessions, Judge Francis has served as a liaison for the Texas judiciary
to the Texas legislature.
Plenary Session
Monday, February 1 • 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Tony Fabelo
Director of Research of Justice Center,
Council of State Governments,
Austin Texas
TONY FABELO is the Austin-based director of research of the Justice Center of the Council of State Governments. Fabelo was the executive director of the Texas Criminal Justice Policy Council from 1991-2003. Before that, he served in other capacities assisting, since 1984, five Texas governors and 13 regular biennial Texas legislatures. In recent years he has worked on correctional system reforms in Texas, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and soon in North Carolina, Ohio and New Hampshire as part of the Justice Reinvestment initiative of the center and leads the probation performance project for the center. Fabelo holds a doctorate in government from the University of Texas at Austin.
Closing Session
Wednesday, February 3 • 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Jake Greene
Author
Sponsored by the Correctional Management Institute of Texas, Sam Houston State
University
JAKE GREENE is the author of the critically acclaimed Whoa, My Boss Is Naked! A Career Book for People Who Would Never Be Caught Dead Reading a Career Book (Doubleday). As a keynote speaker, Jake covers the intersections of social networking and professional networking, managing young professionals, and he offers insights for Gen X and Baby Boomer bosses looking to adapt to the needs of their changing workforce. He uses anecdotes, humor, and an encyclopedic knowledge of pop culture to entertain and educate his audiences.