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Max Anderson on prison reform
Here is a daunting array of reports about the awful state of prisons in the United States. Max Anderson of Stagecoach Ventures, a faith-based startup with new products, has curated these reports . Inspired by Michele Alexander’s The New Jim Crow, there…
Read MoreCriminal Justice Politics: December 8 and 11
Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey will speak at a panel on The Role of Civil Society in Creating a More Effective Criminal Justice System on Monday, December 8, 4:30 p.m., Princeton University’s McCosh Hall. A documentary on McGreevey’s prison counseling program…
Read More15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story: December 3
A screening and discussion of the documentary “15 to Life: Kenneth’s Story” will take place at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at Princeton Public Library, 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, a part of public television’s POV (Point of View) series, the film…
Read MoreBreaking Point: Ferguson riots
Potential historical background to the Ferguson riots, a criminologist’s view. “It seems the criminal justice system yields its wrath to people of color when they are perceived as offenders but affords them little justice when they are perceived as victims.” Continue the discussion…
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