Our main speaker is Mary Barr whose contact information and bio are below.  Speakers from all backgrounds are available by e-mailing info@conextions.org or by calling 201-417-1748.

Mary Barr Bio

CONTACT:  Phone:  201-417-1748  E-Mail: mary@conextions.org

EXPERTISE:  Alternatives to incarceration esp. for women with children; Drug War issues; treatment and recovery from addictions (including in corrections settings).

LANGUAGES:  English, Spanish

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

Women Arrested and Imprisoned in the U.S. Chapter 3 of Prisons and Punishment:  Reconsidering Global Penality. Available at Amazon.com. 

Inside-Out:  Paying for Life.  Harvard Institute of Justice, Resource Articles and CD ROM. 

A Peace Plan for the Drug War.  World Pulse Magazine.

SELECTED MEDIA INTERVIEWS:  See media clips at http://conextions.org/html/Media.html  

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BRIEF BIOGRAPHY:

Combining her personal experience with statistical analysis, Ms. Barr’s insights on addictions and related health and justice system issues have been featured in the United Nations, on Capitol Hill, and in media, conferences and universities internationally.  Since 1998 her innovative self-empowerment series has been featured in City, State and Federal correctional facilities, for which she is the only private citizen to receive the Medal of Honor from New York City Corrections STEP program.  She was instrumental in the historic development of the first transitional program in the Former Soviet Union, where she engaged the cooperation of the Chairman of Prisons and several organizations in Odessa.  Ms. Barr traveled to Colombia, South America to research counter-narcotics issues and The Miami Herald published her findings.  She has been unanimously lauded by these groups as having given them a fresh perspective on crime and punishment, life and the pursuit of happiness.

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