Join Columbia University Amnesty International, in partnership with Columbia Black Students Organization, Columbia Child Rights, and Columbia FLIP (First Generation Low Income Partnership), on Tuesday, March 31st at 8:30pm in Hamilton 602 for a panel discussion on the state of prison conditions
We want to first thank everyone who made the 5th annual Beyond the Bars Conference the powerful weekend that it was. Thank you to Michelle Alexander and those who helped kick off the conference on Friday night. Thank you to... READ MORE
“THE CONFINED ARTS” GALLERY SHOW The Confined Arts pop-up gallery features work from artists in prison from several states across the country: California, Indiana, New York, Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, and Louisiana. Artwork will also be featured by formerly incarcerated artists
In a recent op-ed in the Washington Post, Columbia Professor of Philosophy Christia Mercer relates her experience volunteering as a teacher in a women’s prison, highlighting the need for prison education programs in the country with the highest number of incarcerated... READ MORE
Hosted by #cut50 Summit Overview: With Americans of all political backgrounds beginning to question our failing prison system, the moment is ripe to capture the public imagination with a bold vision for reform. The Bipartisan Summit on Criminal Justice Reform
All too often the criminal justice system’s response to Domestic Violence (DV) survivors who act to protect themselves from an abuser’s violence is to send them to prison, often for many years. Instead of giving survivors who have suffered life-shattering
The New Press invites you to join Nell Bernstein, author of Burning Down the House: The End of Juvenile Prison, as she brings together those who are entangled in, and those committed to fixing, New York City’s juvenile justice system. Panelists include:
DATE & TIME: Thursday, March 12, 2015 – 6:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Columbia School of Social Work: Room CO-3 1255 Amsterdam Avenue (123rd Street & Amsterdam Avenue) Free & Open to the Public; First Come First Seated; Limited Seating- Film
