Northwestern Events Calendar

Oct
5
2020

America’s Prisons: Legal rights of the incarcerated

When: Monday, October 5, 2020
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT

Where: Online
Webcast Link

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Cost: Free

Contact: Nancy Anderson  

Group: One Book One Northwestern

Category: Lectures & Meetings

Description:

Deborah Golden, a prisoners' rights lawyer, will talk about her work facing off against prisons and jails, including against the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Here is a story about one of her cases: https://nyti.ms/1D1rbRa. She will talk about her relationships with her clients, what sort of issues they face -- both in the prisons and in the courts, and what you can do if you are troubled by the way this country treats people who are incarcerated. This event is hosted by Ben Gorvine, Southwest Area Faculty-in-Residence and Professor of Instruction in Psychology.

Registration required. https://forms.gle/8jMJjv8jMZmaasRo9 .

Sponsored by: Residential Services

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