Join us for the 2026 Barnett Chair Symposium Inside Out: Transforming Lives Through Prison-Community Partnerships. The half-day symposium will bring together those who are incarcerated with their partners on the outside — artists, activists, and community-based groups — to showcase some of the most cutting-edge programming in prisons today.
Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods of the hit podcast Ear Hustle will give the keynote address, with a reception to follow.
Schedule and Speaker List
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am - 9:30am
Welcome Remarks
9:30 - 9:40 a.m.
Dean Amy Flynn
University of San Francisco School of Law
Panel 1 - ARMs DOWN
9:40 -11:05 a.m.
Arms Down is a transformative mutual-help group for firearm offenders at San Quentin created by Jemain Hunter and USF RJC client Jessie Milo. The panel will feature Mr. Milo (via zoom/phone),Mr. Hunter, Greg Fidell from the Brady Center, SFDA Brooke Jenkins, and Gabby King as the moderator.
Moderator:
- Professor Gabby King, University of San Francisco School of Law
Panelists:
- Greg Fidell, Brady United Against Gun Violence
- Jermain Hunter, Arms Down
- District Attorney Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco District Attorney's Office
- Jessie Milo, Chairperson, Arms Down
Overview of organizations tabling with information about their bridge and re-entry programs
11:05 - 11:15 a.m.
Lunch and meet & greet with bridge re-entry programs
11:15 - 12:30 p.m.
Panel 2 - Media Matters: Inside-Out Partnerships
12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Uncuffed is a KALW podcast that focuses on storytelling by those who are incarcerated so that listeners can hear firsthand what life is like inside of California's prisons. The Fire Inside is a newsletter developed by the California Coalition for Women Prisoners that began in 1996. It is now the largest and oldest newsletter run by and for California prisoners and gives a window into the lives of the women who are incarcerated and helps them stay connected to the outside world.
Moderator:
- Professor Lara Bazelon, University of San Francisco School of Law
Panelists:
- Greg Eskridge, Co-Director, Uncuffed Podcast
- Pam Fadem, California Coalition for Women Prisoners
- Angela Johnston, Uncuffed Podcast
Keynote address
2:15 - 3:00pm
Keynote Address provided by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, cohosts of the podcast Ear Hustle.
- Earlonne Woods, Ear Hustle Podcast
- Nigel Poor, Ear Hustle Podcast
reception
3:00 -4:00 p.m.
MCLE Credits:
Earn up to 3.75 hours of CLE credit.*
Questions? Email Kenji Quijano or call (415) 422-5896.
*This activity has been approved for Minimum Continuing Legal Education credit by the State Bar of California in the amount of 3.75 credit hours. The University of San Francisco School of Law is an approved provider of MCLE and certifies that this activity conforms to the standards for approved educational activities prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Bar of California governing minimum continuing legal education.