Punishment Beyond Mass Incarceration Symposium - Carceral Capacity

Описание: How can we move beyond the current punitive system to implement community-focused solutions that prioritize the health and wealth of communities, especially communities of color disproportionately affected by mass incarceration and prison building?

Join the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs and the Urban Institute for the Punishment Beyond Mass Incarceration Symposium, which will feature expert researchers, emerging scholars, and diverse voices from various fields to explore the latest ideas in moving beyond studying mass incarceration. The symposium will showcase many thought-provoking presentations and discussions, ensuring a comprehensive exploration of topics such as the following: the history and impact of punishment on communities, theoretical and practical aspects of prison abolition, community engaged methods to reduce dependency on prisons, strategies for creating alternative opportunities.

“Carceral Capacity: The Detention Center and Prison Boom and Bust?”

• Isabel Anadon, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

• Sarah Ogundare, Undergraduate Research Scholar, Justice Policy Lab, Watson Institute, Brown University

• Kaitlyn Sims, Assistant Professor of Microeconomics and Public Policy, University of Denver

• Sam Theoharis, Undergraduate Research Scholar, Justice Policy Lab, Watson Institute, Brown University

• Heather Schoenfeld, Associate Professor of Sociology, Boston University (Discussant)