Liberty and Justice For All?: Examining Shortcomings in the Rights of the Incarcerated
Start Date
25-4-2023 7:00 PM
End Date
25-4-2023 9:00 PM
Description
On April 25, 2023, JCRED hosted a panel symposium where such scholars offered presentations of their forthcoming articles, followed by a moderated discussion examining the conditions in jails and prisons and considering several ways to humanize imprisoned individuals and protect their rights. The selected authors and their articles are:
Professor Sherman Clark, Don't Be Cruel: Cruelty, Complicity, Self-Knowledge, and Growth
Professor Angela Dixon, Equalizing Disproportionate Death Punishment in Black and Brown Communities: An Emergency Shutdown on Death, Inequality, and Deliberate Indifference
Ms. Jaclyn Kurin, Referenda to Secure the Rights of Incarcerated People
Professor Norton and Ms. McGowan, Dictionaries Behind Bars: Prison Library Services and Information Poverty in Michigan Prisons
Professor Sarah Ryan, The Courts, Congress and the Bureau of Prisons: Using the First Step Act as an Impetus for Accountability and Legal Reform of the Federal Carceral System
Liberty and Justice For All?: Examining Shortcomings in the Rights of the Incarcerated
On April 25, 2023, JCRED hosted a panel symposium where such scholars offered presentations of their forthcoming articles, followed by a moderated discussion examining the conditions in jails and prisons and considering several ways to humanize imprisoned individuals and protect their rights. The selected authors and their articles are:
Professor Sherman Clark, Don't Be Cruel: Cruelty, Complicity, Self-Knowledge, and Growth
Professor Angela Dixon, Equalizing Disproportionate Death Punishment in Black and Brown Communities: An Emergency Shutdown on Death, Inequality, and Deliberate Indifference
Ms. Jaclyn Kurin, Referenda to Secure the Rights of Incarcerated People
Professor Norton and Ms. McGowan, Dictionaries Behind Bars: Prison Library Services and Information Poverty in Michigan Prisons
Professor Sarah Ryan, The Courts, Congress and the Bureau of Prisons: Using the First Step Act as an Impetus for Accountability and Legal Reform of the Federal Carceral System
