Received today via email:
Punishment: The U.S. RecordThursday and Friday, November 30 and December 1, 2006
The New School for Social Research, New York City
A conference on who, what, why and how we punish.
Please visit the website to review the agenda, schedule, speakers' bios, paper summaries and registration page.
http://www.socres.org/punishmentOur nation's prison population has soared by more than 600% since the 1970s, despite a drop in crime rates. As of 2005, over two million people were imprisoned in this country: almost one in every 136 U.S. residents. Black men, who make up 6% of the U.S. population, comprise over 40% of our prison population. A black male born today has a 32% chance of spending time in prison. Eleven states do not allow ex-cons to vote. Nearly 2,800,000 American children have at least one parent in prison or jail.
Join us as we examine the foundations of our ideas of punishment, explore the social effects of current practices and search for viable alternatives to our carceral state.
FEATURING:
Stephen B. Bright
David Garland
Elizabeth Gaynes
Nancy Gertner
Moshe Halbertal
Bernard E. Harcourt
Marc Mauer
Lorna A. Rhodes
Jeremy Travis
Bruce Western
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Thank you very much for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Roberta Sutton
Conference Coordinator
The New School for Social Research
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