Plenary 3: Corrections in Ink
Keri Blakinger, Staff writer, Los Angeles Times; author, Corrections in Ink
Her memoir, Corrections in Ink, came out in June 2022. Keri will discuss her book, which has been described as an electric and unforgettable memoir about a young woman’s journey—from the ic rink, to addiction and a prison sentence, to the newsroom— emerging with a fierce determination to expose the broken system she experienced.
Keri Blakinger
Staff writer, Los Angeles Times; author, Corrections in Ink
Keri Blakinger is a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times who covers the sheriff's department and local jails. She previously covered incarceration and capital punishment for The Marshall Project, after several years spent covering criminal justice for the Houston Chronicle. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post Magazine, VICE, the New York Daily News and The New York Times.
Rob White, LCPC (Moderator)
Chairman, Director External Affairs and Business Development
University of Maryland, Baltimore Department of Psychiatry
In Memoriam
In Memoriam
David E. Nelson
7/24/1947 - 4/12/2023
The NCADD-MD Board of Directors and staff honor the passing of David Eric Nelson, our Board Chair from 2009 to 2023. We express our deepest gratitude for the time David so generously donated to our organization -- for his leadership, his vision and stewardship during his chairmanship. He is greatly missed by all of us.