Dean Robert Hutchings, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Ruthie Epstein, Human Rights First
Introductory Remarks
Representative Jerry Madden (R-67), Chairman, Texas House Corrections Committee
Edna Yang, General Counsel, American Gateways
Nazry and Hope Mustakim, formerly detained green card holder and his wife
Panel 1: Alternatives to Detention: Models and Best Practices
Oren Root, Director, Center on Immigration and Justice, Vera Institute of Justice
Jennifer Long, Executive Director, Casa Marianella (Austin)
Carol Oeller, Director, Harris County (Texas) Pretrial Services
Ana Yáñez-Correa, Ph.D., Executive Director, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition
Representative Jerry Madden (R-67), Chairman, Texas House Corrections Committee
Moderator: Scott Henson, author of the Texas criminal justice blog “Grits for Breakfast”
Panel 2: What Is “Civil” Detention?
Dora Schriro, Commissioner, New York City Department of Correction
Kevin Landy, Assistant Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of Detention Policy and Planning
Barbara Hines, Clinical Law Professor, The University of Texas School of Law, Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
Steve J. Martin, attorney, consultant, former General Counsel, Texas prison system
Moderator: Michele Deitch, Senior Lecturer, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Panel 3: Oversight and Accountability: Ensuring Safe and Humane Conditions
Dora Schriro, Commissioner, New York City Department of Correction
Brandon Wood, Incoming Executive Director, Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Dr. Bobby Cohen, former Director of Montefiore Rikers Island Health Services, member of New York City Board of Correction
Andrew Lorenzen-Strait, Public Advocate, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Enforcement and Removal Operations
Moderator and Panelist: Michele Deitch, Senior Lecturer, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin
Panel 4: Finding Effective Counsel from Jail: Models of Legal Representation in Texas
Denise Gilman, Clinical Law Professor, The University of Texas School of Law, Co-Director, Immigration Clinic
Jonathan Ryan, Executive Director, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES) (San Antonio)
David González, partner, Sumpter & Gonzalez L.L.P. (Austin)
Moderator: Karen T. Grisez, Public Service Counsel, Fried Frank (Washington, D.C.), immediate past Chair of the ABA Commission on Immigration, current Advisory Committee member
