Women & Mass Incarceration: The U.S. Crisis of Women and Girls Behind Bars
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1131
Articles and Resources
- Prof. Goodwin writes on marginalizing of black women in study, discussion of criminal justice system – The Huffington Post
- What ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Tells Us about Sexual Abuse in Women's Prisons and How to Stop It – Truthout (Featuring Victoria Law)
- Carl Hart: ‘Crack Wasn’t the Real Problem’ – The New York Times Magazine
- The Myth of the ‘Crack Babies’ – The Boston Globe (Featuring Claire Coles)
- Dr. George Woods on what went wrong in Isla Vista – Los Angeles Times
- U.S. Supreme Court to Consider Prison Overcrowding – AP (Featuring Erwin Chemerinsky)
- Researchers: ‘Crack Babies’ A Myth, Poverty Far More Destructive for Kids Than Cocaine – Mint Press (Featuring Hallam Hurt)
- Jack Cole Interview – Alternet
- Indiana prosecuting Chinese woman for suicide attempt that killed her fetus – The Guardian (Featuring Linda Pence)
- Breast Cancer Behind Bars: One Woman’s Story – Rh Reality Check (Featuring Sue Ellen Allen)
- Schoolyard Drug Law Bias Charge to Be Probed Justice – Henry Weinstein, LA Times
- Members of L.A. Drug Ring Get Prison Terms – Henry Weinstein, LA Times
- Judgment Calls Ruling on Gays Is in Keeping With Bold Stands – Henry Weinstein, LA Times
- 9th Circuit's Judge Reinhardt says justices do not care about minorities – Henry Weinstein, LA Times
- FBI Smashes L.A. Drug Ring Linked to Medellin Cartel Crime – Henry Weinstein, LA Times
- Authorities say drug ring terrorized South-Central L.A.housing projects – Henry Weinstein, LA Times