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NYT – Top Judge Says Bail in New York Isn’t Safe or Fair
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsThe New York Times Reports that in his annual State of the Judiciary address in Albany, Cheif Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, Jonathan Lippman argued “that the bail system was stacked against those accused of minor crimes, keeping them in jail at great personal hardship and […] -
The Power of Police (?) – NYC Crime and Prison Population Drop
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsConsider some of the recent debates over the power of (NYPD) policing in reducing crime and the prison population: John Tierney, “Prison Population Can Shrink When Police Crowd Streets,” The New York Times. January 25, 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/26/nyregion/police-have-done-more-than-prisons-to-cut-crime-in-new-york.html?smid=pl-share While the American prison population has doubled in the past two decades, […] -
Michelle Alexander in the NYT – “Why Police Officers Lie Under Oath”
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsCheck out Michelle Alexander’s Op-Ed piece in the New York Times. Thoughts? Comments? Michelle Alexander, “Why Police Lie Under Oath,” The New York Times. February 2, 2013. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?_r=0 Perversely, the criminal justice system gives officers an incentive to perjure themselves. -
The Brennan Center: “How New York City Reduced Mass Incarceration”
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsThe Brennan Center for Justice has posted a video of its January 30, 2013 event, “How New York City Reduced Mass Incarceration.” The event was co-sponsored by the Vera Institute for Justice and held at NYU. From the website http://www.brennancenter.org/video/how-new-york-city-reduced-mass-incarceration: How did New York manage to […] -
The Legacy And Future Of Mass Incarceration – NPR and North Country Public Radio
Posted on February 11, 2013 | No CommentsForty years ago, New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller launched his campaign for what came to be known as the Rockefeller drug laws. Rockefeller wanted tough prison sentences, even for low-level drug dealers and addicts. It was an idea that quickly spread, influencing state and Federal […] -
Conflicting Conceptions of Justice in the 1970s: Policing and Racial Disparities by Delores Jones-Brown (2/11/13)
Posted on February 5, 2013 | No CommentsPolicing and Racial Disparities Delores Jones-Brown 7:00-8:30pm, February 11, 2013 John Jay College, CUNY T-Building – Haaren Hall, Room: 630 899 10th Avenue New York, NY 10019 Delores Jones-Brown is a Professor in the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at John […] -
Pathways and Passports to Education: Telling the Narrative – (2/27/13)
Posted on February 1, 2013 | No CommentsPathways and Passports to Education: Telling the Narrative, optional and open to the public, will feature a performance by College and Community Fellowship’s Theater for Social Change, and a screening of the documentary film, Passport to the Future: Accessing Higher Education in an Era of […] -
“Breaking Down Walls: Intersections of Mass Incarceration”- Save the Date: March 16, 2013; U. Penn School of Social Policy and Practice
Posted on January 31, 2013 | 1 CommentThe Goldring Reentry Initiative (GRI) would like to invite you to our first annual community conversation on Saturday, March 16th, 2013. The event, called Breaking Down Walls: Intersections of Mass Incarceration and its Implications, aims to create a platform for innovative responses to criminal justice […] -
Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES) – Part Time College Prep Teacher
Posted on January 31, 2013 | No CommentsJob Title: Part Time College Prep Teacher Reports to: Director, Youth Education Services Overview: New York City Justice Corps is a project to reconnect court-involved young people, 18-24, with their community through case management, education, community benefit projects, internships, and other activities during a six-month […] -
CFP – “Discipline and Punishment” – Society for the Anthropology of North America
Posted on January 24, 2013 | No CommentsSANA 2013 CONFERENCE Uncertain Futures March 15-16, 2013 Durham, North Carolina Conference Overview North America seems to be at something of an impasse. Many of political projects, cultural movements, social imaginaries, and economic developments that have structured life in Mexico, Canada and the United States […]
