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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 […] -
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 […] -
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 […]
