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  • The Historical Roots of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Criminal Justice (2/25@JJ)

    The Historical Roots of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Criminal Justice featuring Clinton Lacey, Deputy Commissioner for the NYC Department of Probation Tuesday, February 25th at 1:45pm  John Jay College, Room L.76 Reception to follow in L72 at 2:45pm You may RSVP on John Jay […]

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  • Beyond the Bars Conference (Save the Date: March 7-8)

    The annual  Beyond the Bars conference, this year entitled Beyond the Bars: Breaking Through is coming up March 7th and 8th and will include keynote speeches from Angela Davis, Fania Davis and Beth Richie, performances from Bryonn Bain and Impact Repertory Theater.  Registration will be coming up soon but for now […]

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  • Lost in Detention (2/18@7pm)

    Lost in Detention Film Screening and Discussion   February 18th, 2014 — 7-9pm   Columbia Law School Jerome Green Hall – Room 106 The Justice Initiative will kick off the year next Tuesday February 18th with a screening of “Lost in Detention” and a post screening Q&A with […]

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  • The Drug War: Policing and US Militarism at Home and Abroad (2/20@6:30pm)

    The Drug War: Policing and U.S. Militarism at Home and Abroad Join us for an important conversation about how the U.S. Drug War has fueled mass incarceration and discriminatory policing practices in the U.S. as well as violence and militarization throughout Latin America. This panel will […]

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  • Community Event on Stop and Frisk Lawsuits – 1/27/14

    Community Event on the Stop and Frisk Lawsuits and Lasting Reforms Monday, January 27th, 2014 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Yeshiva University 55 Fifth Avenue, Room 204 Are you interested in learning the next steps in the lawsuits against Stop […]

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  • CFP: Prison Studies Annual Graduate Student Conference – March 28, 2014

    Call for Papers Carceral States: Rethinking Police, Prisons, and Criminal Justice The Fourth Annual Graduate Student Conference Hosted By The Prison Studies Group March 28, 2014 Graduate students are invited to submit proposals for The Prison Studies Group’s fourth annual interdisciplinary graduate student conference to take […]

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  • December Criminal Justice Events

    December Criminal Justice Events

    We keep hearing about criminal justice events. So, if you have time amidst finals and preparing for the holidays, check out these events: Professor Jeffrey Fagan (Columbia Law School), “Policing, Dignity and the Harm Principle – The Case of Stop and Frisk” part of the […]

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  • De Blasio to Name Bratton as NYPD Commissioner

    According to The New York Times, NYC Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio is set to  announce that William J. Bratton will serve as the next Commissioner of the New York City Police Department. Bratton previously served as Commissioner of the NYPD under Mayor Giuliani from 1994-1996, […]

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  • Developing Justice Monthly Roundtable (Thurs 12/5 @7pm)

    Join the NYC Student Collective to End Mass Incarceration for the launch of our monthly roundtable discussions, Developing Justice. Students interested in or currently doing work around issues of incarceration and criminal justice will meet to discuss monthly themes around justice and ways to end […]

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  • Pensar las cárceles de América Latina: CFP

    Check out this amazing CFP to participate in an international colloquium on prisons in Latin America this April 23-25 in Lima, Perú. Será un coloquio fascinante! Here is the CFP in Spanish: Convocatoria.

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