Join us to hear from Mark Zablocki about his current research, Special education services in juvenile and adult correctional facilities: Failed policies and procedures in the carceral state.
Mark is an associate professor in special education at Illinois State University and former K-12 special educator. His research interests include the school-to-prison pipeline, and literacy for marginalized and incarcerated youth. He has worked as a research associate for the National Center on Education, Disability, and Juvenile Justice, and has worked on improving educational services and addressing harmful practices with the Washington DC Department of Youth and Rehabilitation Services, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Prison Law Office, and the Wisconsin Division of Juvenile Corrections.
Mark's presentation will highlight his previous work as an appointed Court Monitor in the R.J., v. Mueller case involving three Illinois juvenile facilities, and current work as an educational consultant in the Armstrong v. Newsom case involving an adult facility in Corcoran California. In both cases, children and adults with disabilities were denied services under the Individuals with Education Act and Americans with Disabilities Act hampering their ability to receive appropriate educational services, and for some adults, even delaying their parole time.