For decades, the United States has seen rising prison populations at both the state and federal level. As we face the unsustainable costs of mass incarceration, mandatory minimums, and persistent disparities in arrests and conviction rates under discriminatory policies such
Discussion: “What’s Age Got to Do with It? Incarcerating Children and the Elderly” Sunday, September 14, 2014 at 2 p.m. Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor Representatives of the Correctional Association’s “Raise the Age” and “Release of Aging
September 11 – November 16, 2014 Opening: Thursday, September 11, 7-10pm Organized by Molly Fair, Josh MacPhee, Anika Paris, Laura Whitehorn, and Ryan Wong Interference Archive presents Self-Determination Inside/Out, a comprehensive exhibition and public program series featuring the cultural materials produced
From “thugs” to “illegals,” we are surrounded by representations of Black, Brown, undocumented, queer, homeless, disabled bodies that portray us as criminal. This teach-in hosted by Columbia University Students Against Mass Incarceration, Lucha & the Columbia Prison Divest campaign will explore the criminalization & incarceration
How do we Significantly Reduce our Prison Populations? The NAS Report and its Implications for New York Thursday, September 4, 2014 8:15am to 2:00pm John Jay College of Criminal Justice Following up on the National Academy of Sciences report, The
Call for Proposals – Justice Curriculum Development Grant With support from The Heyman Center for the Humanities, The Center for Justice at Columbia University invites proposals for the development of new curricular offerings on issues of justice and mass incarceration.... READ MORE
We are very excited to launch our newest program, the Beyond the Bars Justice Leadership Fellowship program. We are now accepting applications for both Columbia and Community Fellows. About the Fellowship The Beyond the Bars Fellowship offers students and community... READ MORE
