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CJS Pretrial Symposium

The Symposium will take place April 7-8, 2025. Registration is free and lunch will be provided.

Mecklenburg County’s Criminal Justices Services (CJS) is proud to launch its first Pre-Trial Symposium on April 7-8 in Charlotte, NC. This is an opportunity and invitation for colleagues working in the pretrial services field to learn from local, state and national leaders and experts.

“We are excited to offer the Pretrial Symposium to our colleagues at no cost,” said Sonya L. Harper, Mecklenburg County Criminal Justice Services director. “Our work is unique, and we know the opportunity to learn more, especially in person, isn’t widely available in our state. I hope our colleagues will take advantage of an opportunity like this where there is no registration fee.”

CJS has had a tremendous amount of interest to have support, education and training from colleagues across the state. Since Mecklenburg County has an established Pretrial Services program,  CJS plans to bring together pretrial service professionals, jail administrators and those who are involved in the pretrial decision-making process.

CJS is aware that pretrial programs across the state look differently according to availability of resources, size of jurisdictions and our local communities. The symposium will have experts who can speak to rural and urban programming as well as established programs that want to retool or enhance their existing services and programs that are just beginning.

Location: Valerie C. Woodard Conference Center 3205 Freedom Drive, Entrance E, Charlotte, NC 28208

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