Incarceration
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
2017 Spring Symposium, Criminal Justice Reform, 2017-03-30 - 2017-04-01
File — Shelf 31, Box: 97, Folder: 22-31
Identifier: 31.97.22
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An Act of Justice: Undoing the Legacy of Mass Incarceration
March 30-April 1, 2017
Presented in partnership with the Criminology, Law and Society Department
at the University of St. Thomas, HoustonJoin the Rothko Chapel and University of St. Thomas for a three day symposium exploring the human rights issues associated with the criminal justice system in the United States. Learn more about the legacy of this complex system in our country and how individuals and community...
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Event: 2017-03-30 - 2017-04-01
Art and Incarceration: Poetry, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity , 2017-10-12
File — Shelf 32: Series RC05B; Series RC08C, Box: 241, Folder: 08
Identifier: 32.241.08
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Art and Incarceration: Poetry, Theatre and Music in and about Captivity
Concert, Ensemble PiFor this interdisciplinary performance, Ensemble Pi presented music, text, and theater works that focus on the rise of mass incarceration, the racial disparities it reveals, and the emotional toll it takes on inmates and their families. The evening started with the world premiere of Rikers Island by New York composer Eleanor Cory, inspired by the anthology These Are Hard Times for...
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Event: 2017-10-12
Empathy and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo, 2008-02-28
File — Shelf 29, Box: 89, Folder: 14
Identifier: 29.89.14
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Empathy and the Rule of Law at Guantanamo
Marc Falkoff
Thursday, February 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Marc Falkoff, attorney for 17 Yemeni prisoners at Guantanamo, will discuss their situation at the detention camp. Fewer than half the prisoners are accused of committing hostile acts against the United States or its allies. During ten trips to the prison he collected Poems from Guantanamo: The Detainees Speak. Falkoff is assistant professor at the Northern Illinois University...
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Event: 2008-02-28
Kindness and Courage on Death Row , 2009-03-12
File — Shelf 29, Box: 90, Folder: 06
Identifier: 29.90.06
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Presented by Thomas Cahill. Part of the Human Rights and Culture Series.
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Event: 2009-03-12
Not in Our Names ... Against the Death Penalty, 2002-01-06
File — Shelf 28, Box: 83, Folder: 37
Identifier: 28.83.37
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Press Conference, for Murder Victims’ Families for Reconciliation. Gathered in front of the Rothko Chapel to speak against the death penalty
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Event: 2002-01-06
Speak Truth to Power, 2004-10-09
File — Shelf 28, Box: 86, Folder: 02
Identifier: 28.86.02
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Led by Sister Diana Ortiz. Part of Speak Truth to Power series – Ortiz, Director of The Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition, Washington, DC, spoke about her experiences while teaching in Guatemala where she was raped and tortured
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Event: 2004-10-09
The Institutional Violence of Incarceration , 2014-10-28
File — Shelf 31, Box: 95, Folder: 15
Identifier: 31.95.15
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Discussion
Rev. Dorothy Budd and Chris Scott, moderated by Liliana Segura
Sponsored by the ACLU of Texas
Suggested donation $10In a state with one of the highest incarceration rates in the world, what impact does this type of institutional violence have on our society? With imprisonment disproportionally affecting minorities, are we creating a new type of slavery? Does incarceration accomplish rehabilitation, or is it simply another means for a prison industrial complex to...
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Event: 2014-10-28