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| Speakers dissect R.I. mass incarceration |
| By browndailyherald.com- Emily Wooldridge |
| Published: 04/01/2015 |
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More than 300 law enforcement officials, politicians, students and community activists confronted the costs and racial disparities of mass incarceration and probation in Rhode Island— and the nation as a whole — at a conference March 27 entitled “Sounding the Alarm on Mass Incarceration: Moving Beyond the Problem and Toward Solutions.” The day-long event, held at Roger Williams University, also drew Rhode Island Supreme Court justices and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza. “I am blown away by the diversity of people in the room,” said Marc Mauer, a national expert on the racial implications of mass incarceration, who presented at the conference. An event bringing together all of the different constituents in one state is “very unusual,” he said, adding that collaboration is the only way to change policy. Bryan Stevenson, a public interest lawyer famous for his TED talk about the costs of mass incarceration, gave the conference’s opening speech. He shared personal stories about his struggles as a lawyer in the United States “surrounded by a broken justice system and broken people.” Read More. |
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