Confronting the Mass Incarceration Crisis in the United States
Friday, March 28, 2014 | 9:30 AM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT
From 1980 to 2008, the number of people incarcerated in the United States quadrupled — from roughly 500,000 to 2.3 million people. Today, 1 in every 31 adults, or roughly 3.2% of the U.S. population is under some form of correctional control.
This Rutgers Law Review symposium will examine the law, policies, and procedures that contribute to mass incarceration. Among the issues to be covered are the increase in the use of the criminal justice system to address social problems, conditions of confinement, and how barriers facing the incarcerated upon reentry increase the likelihood of re-incarceration. Finally, the symposium will examine approaches for reforming the system from judicial, legislative and direct advocacy perspectives.
Topics include:
• The School-to-Prison Pipeline
• Racial Profiling and Unconstitutional Stop & Frisks
• Mandatory minimums, recidivist enhancements, and the limits on judicial discretion
• The "War on Drugs" and Three Strikes Laws
• Disenfranchisement and discrimination against the formerly incarcerated
• Proposals for reform
FREE FOR THOSE NOT SEEKING CLE CREDIT. Use promo code NOCLE195. Coffee, tea and lunch included. Check-in begins at 8:45 a.m.
This Rutgers Law Review symposium will examine the law, policies, and procedures that contribute to mass incarceration. Among the issues to be covered are the increase in the use of the criminal justice system to address social problems, conditions of confinement, and how barriers facing the incarcerated upon reentry increase the likelihood of re-incarceration. Finally, the symposium will examine approaches for reforming the system from judicial, legislative and direct advocacy perspectives.
Topics include:
• The School-to-Prison Pipeline
• Racial Profiling and Unconstitutional Stop & Frisks
• Mandatory minimums, recidivist enhancements, and the limits on judicial discretion
• The "War on Drugs" and Three Strikes Laws
• Disenfranchisement and discrimination against the formerly incarcerated
• Proposals for reform
FREE FOR THOSE NOT SEEKING CLE CREDIT. Use promo code NOCLE195. Coffee, tea and lunch included. Check-in begins at 8:45 a.m.
FACULTY:
• Vincent Warren, Center for Constitutional Rights
• The Honorable Mark Bennett, U.S. Dist. Iowa
• Mark Osler, University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minnesota
• Alexander Shalom, ACLU of New Jersey
• David Mills, Stanford Law School
• Norris Henderson, V.O.T.E.
• Dr. Todd Clear, Provost of Rutgers-Newark
• Rick Jones, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
• Michael Corriero, Executive Director and Founder of the New York Center for Juvenile Justice
• Ellen C. Yaroshefsky, Cardozo School of Law
• The Honorable Mark Bennett, U.S. Dist. Iowa
• Mark Osler, University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minnesota
• Alexander Shalom, ACLU of New Jersey
• David Mills, Stanford Law School
• Norris Henderson, V.O.T.E.
• Dr. Todd Clear, Provost of Rutgers-Newark
• Rick Jones, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
• Michael Corriero, Executive Director and Founder of the New York Center for Juvenile Justice
• Ellen C. Yaroshefsky, Cardozo School of Law
LOCATION:
Rutgers School of Law-Newark
S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice
123 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
CREDITS:
CLE: NJ: 6.3 | NY: 6.0 | PA: 5.0
SUBJECT AREAS:
Criminal Law
Drugs
Juvenile
Sentencing
Government Law
Drugs
Juvenile
Sentencing
Government Law
COST:
$125.00
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