A Conversation About Mass Incarceration Solitary Confinement, and the Future of Criminal Justice Reform
May 22, 2018 / 5:30-7:30pm
Bhojwani Room, University Center, UC Santa Cruz
Speakers:
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Robert King and Albert WoodFox
The two surviving members of the "Angola 3" who spent decades in solitary confinement in the notorious Angola Prison in Louisiana. Since their release, they have devoted themselves to a worldwide campaign to end solitary confinement.
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Angela Davis
UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Emerita, Davis is a passionate and eloquent advocate for civil rights, feminism, and prison abolition in the United States and throughout the world.
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Debbie Kilroy
The founder of the organization "Sisters Inside," she is the first formerly incarcerated person in Australia to be admitted to the practice of law.
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Craig Haney
ModeratorUC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of Psychology and UC Presidential Chair, Haney is an expert on the psychological effects of solitary confinement and an effective advocate for criminal justice reform