“Challenging Punishment: Race, the People’s Health, and the War on Drugs,” is a two-day conference sponsored by Columbia University’s Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS), featuring scholars and researchers; health and legal professionals; and citizen advocates in discussion of the relevant social, legal, and public health issues raised by the War on Drugs and mass incarceration. The meetings will be held in New York City, on the campus of Columbia University (October 4th) and at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library (October 5th).

For the full schedule and to register, click here.