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Drug War Deja Vu: Combating Punitive Responses to the Opioid Crisis
Unlike in the past, the current overdose crisis is prompting more compassionate responses emphasizing the need for treatment over incarceration (at least rhetorically) and eliciting sympathy for its victims rather than condemnation. Nonetheless, drug war strategies persist. Increases in overdose deaths have led to calls for enhanced and extreme prison punishment, especially when it comes […]
Find out more »You’re Invited: Drug War Deja Vu – Combatting Punitive Responses to the Opioid Crisis
Tuesday, April 9, 9:00 – 4:00 p.m. Washington Marriott at Metro Center 775 12th Street NW, Washington DC Unlike in the past, the current overdose crisis is prompting more compassionate responses emphasizing the need for treatment over incarceration (at least rhetorically) and eliciting sympathy for its victims rather than condemnation. Nonetheless, drug war strategies persist. Increases […]
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BRIEFING – THE DEMOCRACY RESTORATION ACT
BRIEFING THE DEMOCRACY RESTORATION ACT Tuesday, April 9th 3:00pm SVC 201 Opening Remarks: U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.) Minnesota Rep. Jerry Hertaus (R-Minn.) Moderator: Myrna Pérez, Brennan Center for Justice Panelists: Veronica Cunningham, American Probation and Parole Association Edgardo Cortes, Former Virginia Commissioner of Elections Rev. Jim Liske, Christ Memorial Church (Michigan) Nicole Hanson, […]
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President’s Message: Save the Date!
Public Welfare Foundation Save the Date True Reformers: Celebrating Justice Heroes Past & Present Public Welfare Foundation - 1200 U Street, NW - Washington DC
Find out more »Speaker Lineup Added! True Reformers: Celebrating Justice Heroes Past & Present, April 9, 2019
JOIN US ON April 9, 2019 | 4pm-8pm Doors Open & Check-In at 3pm Main Stage Program Performance by the Duke Ellington School for the Arts Opening Remarks Transformative Justice Talk Getting Local | On the Ground in DC Local Narratives to National Movements Reflections on the Future Closing of Main Stage | Transition to Interactive Session Featured […]
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