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CLJC Panel on Re-Entry in the Era of Mass Incarceration, Oct. 8

CLJC Panel on Re-Entry in the Era of Mass Incarceration, Oct. 8

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture is offering a panel discussion on prison re-entry the challenges of life after incarceration on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 1:30 to 2:50 p.m. in Bentley Hall 240. “The growth of incarceration in the United States has led to a crisis in the criminal justice […]

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October 8, 2015 at 10:15 pmEvents

Visiting Sociologist Discusses Schools and Prisons, March 19

Sociologist Dr. Paul Hirschfield visits campus on March 19.

Dr. Paul Hirschfield, Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University, visits Ohio University on Thursday, March 19, at noon in Bentley 124 for a public lecture on adolescence, school, and the criminal justice system. The talk is on “Decriminalizing Schools? Recent Reforms in School Discipline and Policing.” Hirschfield presents on theories […]

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March 19, 2015 at 7:30 pmEvents

Ohio Innocence Project Director and Exonerees to Speak Feb. 9

Ohio Innocence Project Director and Exonerees to Speak Feb. 9

Representatives from the Ohio Innocence Project, one of the most successful organizations in the nation for exonerating innocent prisoners, will speak in Walter Rotunda on Feb. 9 from 4 to 6 p.m. for a talk on “The Ohio Innocence Project: From Death Row to Freedom.” Director and Co-founder Mark Godsey […]

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February 9, 2015 at 10:00 pmEvents

Guest Speaker Calls for End of Current U.S. Criminal Justice System

Guest Speaker Calls for End of Current U.S. Criminal Justice System

Sheila Bedi, clinical associate professor of law at the Northwestern University School of Law, brought a simple message to Ohio University last Thursday evening — end the current prison system and mass incarceration. During her Martin Luther King, Jr., Day Week talk titled “Tearing Down the Walls: The Urgent Human Rights […]

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January 28, 2015 at 4:38 pmNews

Case File: Ohio Struggles with Mass Incarceration

Case File: Ohio Struggles with Mass Incarceration

By Larry Hayman Ohio University Pre-Law Specialist, Center for Law, Justice & Culture As Ohio begins a new year, its prison population again is approaching record levels. Moreover, Ohio’s prison population is expected to hit 52,169 inmates this year. That’s more than double the number of incarcerated Ohioans from 25 years […]

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January 21, 2015 at 12:05 pmNews

‘Critical Resistance’ Series: Panel on Life after Incarceration, Oct. 7

‘Critical Resistance’ Series: Panel on Life after Incarceration, Oct. 7

The Center for Law, Justice & Culture continues the “Critical Resistance to Mass Incarceration” series with a panel discussion on the challenges of life after incarceration on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Baker 231 . “The growth of incarceration in the United States has led to a […]

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October 7, 2014 at 10:30 pmEvents

Case File: Ohio’s Criminal Justice Reforms and Prisoner Re-entry

Case File: Ohio’s Criminal Justice Reforms and Prisoner Re-entry

By Larry Hayman Ohio University Pre-Law Specialist, Center for Law, Justice & Culture As the U.S. Supreme Court reconvenes this week, it does so under a staggering statistic. Though the United States accounts for only 5 percent of the world’s population, that nation accounts for over 25 percent of the […]

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October 6, 2014 at 10:23 amNews