Symposium 2014:
Rutgers Law Review and The Institute for Professional Education are pleased to announce
When the Law is Guilty: Confronting the Mass Incarceration Crisis in the United States
Friday, March 28, 2014 | 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Rutgers School of Law – Newark, S.I. Newhouse Center for Law and Justice | 123 Washington Street | Newark, NJ 07102
This 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
Speakers Include:
Vincent Warren – Executive Director of the Center for Constitutional Rights
The Honorable Mark Bennett – United States District Court Judge for the District of Iowa
Mark Osler – University of St. Thomas School of Law
Alexander Shalom – Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU of New Jersey
David Mills – Stanford Law School
Norris Henderson – Founder & Executive Director of V.O.T.E.
Dr. Todd Clear – Provost of Rutgers-Newark
Rick Jones – Executive Director & Founding Member of Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem
Michael Correiro – Executive Director & Founder of the New York Center for Juvenile Justice
Ellen C. Yaroshefsky – Cardozo School of Law
Frank Askin – Rutgers School of Law-Newark
CLE Credit: Registration Fee: $125
6.0 NJ|6.0 NY|5.0 PA credit hours
FREE for those not seeking CLE
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Co-sponsored by: The Eric R. Neisser Public Interest Program and The American Constitution Society Student Chapter of Rutgers School of Law-Newark
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