National expert Mark Soler, Executive Director of the Center for Children's Law and Policy

Mark Soler is the Executive Director of the DC-based Center for Children's Law and Policy. From 1978 until February, 2006, Mark was Senior Staff Attorney, Executive Director, then President of the Youth Law Center, a national public interest law firm. At the Youth Law Center, he and his colleagues worked in more than 40 states on juvenile justice, child welfare, health, mental health, and education issues, and litigated successfully in l6 states on behalf of children whose rights have been violated in juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Mark will share his expertise on conditions of confinement and his experiences with youth in the adult justice system across the country.