Entitled “Kids Behind Bars: Where’s the Justice in America’s Juvenile Justice System? Covering the Juvenile Justice Reform Debate in 2012,” the symposium will take place on Monday, April 23 and Tuesday, April 24, 2012 , at John Jay College (CUNY), in New York City. The event, which is supported by the Tow Foundation, will bring 25 of America’s leading juvenile justice journalists and editors together with juvenile justice practitioners, scholars, legal authorities, public officials,…
The Human Rights Commission hearing on the Human Rights Impact of the War on Drugs last week provided a broad spectrum of perspectives and information on how San Franciscans are affected by drug law enforcement. The hearing commenced with testimony from Alice Huffman, President of the California NAACP, who underlined the racially targeted history of the drug war, beginning in 1914 and including the 1920’s failed prohibition of alcohol. Following, Dorsey Nunn, Executive Director of Legal…
Newsroom Apr 14, 2012
The Human Rights Impact of the War on Drugs
The Human Rights Impact of the War on Drugs sfgovtv.com, April 12, 2012
Mercer: ALEC, influence and the ways of our Legislature Aberdeen News, April 13, 2012
Newsroom Apr 13, 2012
Should We Rename It “Selma Francisco”?
Should We Rename It “Selma Francisco”? California Progress Report, April 13, 2012