Monday, February 11, 2013 at 7:00 pm Hibernian Hall 184 Dudley St., Boston, MA Co-sponsors:ACLU of MA,Blackstonian,Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM),National Lawyers Guild (Mass. Chapter), New England Area Conference of the NAACP (NEAC),The Prison Studies Project THE HOUSE I LIVE IN || A film by Eugene Jarecki Synopsis As America remains embroiled in conflict overseas, […]
Rising Hope, Inc
Program Website:http://www.risinghope.org/ Contacts: Bob Lukey at Rising Hope (914) 276-7848, or [email protected] Program Description: Rising Hope, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization providing incarcerated people with one year of post-secondary education called the Certificate in Ministry and Human Services (CMHS) Program. It operates in four New York State prisons; Sing Sing, Green Haven, Fishkill and Woodbourne. […]
“Life After Murder” with Nancy Mullane, October 25
This Thursday October 25, Nancy Mullane will be at Harvard Law School to discuss her recent book: Life After Murder: Five Men in Search of Redemption. The book details the lives of five men who were convicted of murder and their struggles for forgiveness after what Mullane calls “unthinkable acts.” The event will take […]
2012 Strategic National Conference on Mass Incarceration
The Center for Church and Prison is hosting the Strategic National Conference on Mass Incarceration and Reentry from October 18 to October 20 at Boston University Law School Auditorium. This year’s theme is “Community Vitalization through Prison Reform.” Thursday evening’s keynote speaker is Dr. Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in […]
Michelle Alexander at Harvard Law School, April 25
Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, will be at Harvard Law School on Wednesday, April 25 for a speaking event. The talk will take place at 6:00 PM in Wasserstein Hall, Room 2019 (HLS, 1585 Mass Ave, Cambridge). The Prison Studies Project is co-sponsoring the […]