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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, […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Symposium on Race, Law and Justice: Strategies for closing the school-to-prison pipeline (2/14/13-2/15/13)
Posted on January 21, 2013 | No CommentsOFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY KINGS COUNTY CHARLES J. HYNES , District Attorney In collaboration with MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE The City University of New York DR. WILLIAM L. POLLARD, President PARTNERSHIP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE Presents a Symposium on Race, Law and Justice: “Strategies for closing the school-to-prison pipeline ” […]
