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Our Voices: Perspectives on Abusive Policing (6pm-Oct. 24, CCNY)
Posted on October 5, 2013 | No CommentsOur Voices: Perspectives on Abusive Policing 6pm Thursday, October 24th City College CUNY, North Academic Center room 1/202 Free and Open to the Public This event with feature a panel of students from diverse backgrounds speaking on how abusive policing has affected their communities. They […] -
Herman Wallace (1941-2013)
Posted on October 4, 2013 | 1 CommentIn Memoriam. Herman Wallace passed away early this morning, October 4, 2013, just three days after being released from Angola Prison, where he spent more than four decades in solitary confinement. Almost immediately upon his incarcerated for armed robbery in 1971, Along with Albert Woodfox […] -
Geographies of Incarceration: A 21st-Century Teach-In (TONIGHT 10/3 @ Columbia University)
Posted on October 3, 2013 | No CommentsGeographies of Incarceration: A 21st-Century Teach-In TONIGHT Thursday, October 3, 2013 – 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Teacher’s College, Cowin Theater An evening of film screenings, readings and discussions exploring the role of art and artists in checking the epidemic of mass incarceration—widely considered the […] -
Challenging Punishment: Race, the People’s Health, and the War on Drugs (10/4-10/5)
Posted on September 16, 2013 | No Comments“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 […] -
“Race, Law, and Justice” – CUNY BMI Eighth Annual Conference (10/4/13)
Posted on September 12, 2013 | No CommentsThe CUNY Black Male Initiative hosts it’s eighth annual conference this year at York College. The event is packed with amazing panels and esteemed speakers, all on the topic of “Race, Law, and Justice.” Under the direction of Elliott Dawes, CUNY BMI has paid critical […] -
The Correction (Sept-Oct events)
Posted on September 11, 2013 | No CommentsJohn Brown Lives! is sponsoring several events this fall that open up conversation about the 40-year impact of the Rockefeller Drug Laws. The organization is based in New York’s North Country (where the Department of Correctional Services is a major employer and where several NYS […] -
Capital Punishment in America – Evan J. Mandery (JJay) on Leonard Lopate Show
Posted on September 10, 2013 | No CommentsCheck Out John Jay Professor Even J. Mandery on The Leonard Lopate Show, discussing his new book, A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America, and the constitutionality of the death penalty. The book focuses two landmark Supreme Court cases on capital […] -
The Costs of Incarceration
Posted on September 9, 2013 | No CommentsIncarceration is a costly business. Recent studies have revealed just how expensive it is for states and localities to incarcerate men and women (and children) in prisons and jails. Here is the recent article in The New York Times: Marc Santora, “City’s Annual Cost Per […] -
A Critical History of the Police: A Study Group at the Base (starts 9/10@5pm)
Posted on September 5, 2013 | No CommentsJoin The Base in Bushwick for a study group on the history of policing. This group will investigate the origins, development, and contemporary manifestations of the idea of “policing.” With a global context, the group will focus on the role that police play in NYC, […] -
“Women, Gender, and Prison: National and Global Perspectives,” Signs (Autumn 2013)
Posted on September 5, 2013 | No CommentsSigns: Journal of Women in Culture and Society has just published a special issue titled “Women, Gender, and Prison: National and Global Perspectives,” available online through JSTOR. The issue highlights pressing concerns that face women and gender-variant people who are imprisoned or targeted for heightened surveillance […]
