Overview
The Rochester Judicial Process Commission (JPC) will be making the
first-ever Virginia and John Mackey Awards for Leadership, and for
Training, in restorative, criminal, or social justice.
The Mackey Leadership Award is to
an individual or group for ground-breaking activity in the restorative
justice, criminal justice or social justice fields. The Award winner
will have initiated a new process (including research) that has a
reasonable potential for significant improvement, or has led to a
longstanding and significant improvement, in the above areas of justice.
Generally, preference will be given to an individual.
The Mackey Training Award is to a
group or an individual seeking to train or already engaged in training
individuals who will advocate in the criminal, restorative, or social
justice. The award may be to an individual for his or her own training,
or to a program that trains many individuals. Generally, preference for
this award will be given to a program or organization that trains
groups.
Like the Nobel Award, only one winner will be selected each year in
each category. For 2007, each winner will receive $1000, as well as
public recognition in the media.
Nominations may only be submitted by individuals. Nominations must be
submitted no later than October 15, 2007, using the forms on the right.
The Reverend Virginia and John Mackey were outstanding advocates of
criminal justice and social justice in the Greater Rochester area and
beyond. Ginny’s role was often more public, while John’s was more
behind-the-scenes. In the 1970s, in response to serious problems in the
criminal justice system and to the violent conclusion of the Attica
Prison Uprising, Ginny founded JPC. The Commission addressed major
issues involving law enforcement, the courts, and jail and prison
reform. Ginny authored a major national document and was instrumental
locally in founding the Task Force on Courts, the Center for Dispute
Settlement, community service sentencing, merit selection of the Public
Defender, and many others. When Ginny died in 2001 and John in 2004, JPC
received some funds that make possible the Mackey Awards.
Questions about the awards may be directed to Fred Schaeffer of JPC's
Mackey Awards Committee at (585) 244-2074. |
Nomination Forms
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