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Broadway for Black Lives Matter at Columbia University
The Broadway for Black Lives Matter Collective presented the free community event at Columbia University’s Lerner Hall Roone Arledge Auditorium, located at 2920 Broadway (West 115th Street). Click here to read full article at PLAYBILL.COM Click here to read... READ MORE
John MacKenzie and the Importance of the Release of Aging People in Prison
On Thursday, August 4th, our community learned of the death of John MacKenzie at Fishkill Correctional Facility in upstate New York. John committed suicide after being denied parole on Wednesday. He appeared before the parole board ten times over the... READ MORE
Visions of Confinement early recap- WATCH NOW
After an inspiring opening reception and an informative and educational 3-Day Justice Forum at Visions of Confinement, the rest of the summer will continue to function as an educational laboratory and flex space inside the gallery, and is aimed at... READ MORE
Justice in Education Scholar Isaac Scott 2016 Guest Contributor in Uzeeum
Uzeeum 2016 Guest Contributor: Isaac Scott WHO: Isaac Scott, Program Director, The Confined Arts & Arts and Communications Specialist, Center for Justice at Columbia University By Olivia Mason O: Hello Isaac. You met Chrissy, Uzeeum’s founder, at the opening of the Visions of... READ MORE
Center For Justice at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago
On May 27th, at the Annual Convention of the Association for Psychological Science in Chicago, Dr. Geraldine Downey chaired a symposium presenting new psychological research examining perceptions and experiences of the currently and formerly incarcerated, and related implications for social... READ MORE
Escaping Time: Art From U.S. Prisons
Escaping Time: Art From U.S. Prisons The complexities of incarceration in the U.S. penal system are reminders that time is not of the essence. Escaping Time: Art from U.S. Prisons seeks to unlock the barriers of physical and temporal captivity by presenting the
2016-17 BEYOND THE BARS FELLOWSHIP – APPLY NOW
2016-17 Beyond the Bars Fellowship – Apply Now The Beyond the Bars Fellowship offers students and community members an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of mass incarceration and social change; and to collaborate with social justice organizers, activists, and academics... READ MORE
Visions Of Confinement featured in Juvenile Justice Information Exchange
NEW YORK — A self-portrait by artist Brittany Knapp appears to call out in agony, begging onlookers to help. The life-sized image of a nearly-naked young woman is tethered at the wrist, a wooden three-dimensional cutout, hauntingly realistic against a darker... READ MORE
Justice in Education Scholar Accepted into Columbia School of General Studies
Congratulations to Justice in Education Scholar Isaac Scott. He will be continuing his education this fall at the Columbia School of General Studies.... READ MORE