Governor Chris Christie, and the Rev. Al Sharpton are just two of the featured guests that will speak at the 3rd Annual Prisoner Reentry Conference in Jersey City next week.
Governor Chris Christie and the Rev. Al Sharpton are two of the featured guests who will speak at the third Annual Prisoner Reentry Conference in Jersey City on Thursday.
The conference, which will be hosted by Jersey City Mayor Steve Fulop, will be held at Saint Peter's University's Mac Mahon Student Center at 47 Glenwood Ave.
The panel will focus on the critical needs of prisoners reentering society following prison terms and will provide a platform to discuss and analyze local and regional efforts to improve ex-offenders' chances of success.
Christie and Sharpton, leader of the National Action Network, will also be joined by Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, former governor and current head of Jersey City's Employment and Training Program, Jim McGreevey, and Fox News Channel personality Andrew Napolitano.
The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. A panel featuring Sharpton and Napolitano will begin at 11 a.m. while a conversation between Christie and McGreevey will run from 1 to 4 p.m.