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Issues of mass incarceration to be discussed at SULC National Lawyers Guild symposium, March 19
The Southern University Law Center National Lawyers Guild (NLG) will hold a symposium, titled “The Making of a Prison State: Mass Incarceration in Louisiana,” Saturday, March 19, on the Southern University Baton Rouge campus.
WHEN Saturday, March 19, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (CST)
WHERE Atrium of Rodney G. Higgins Hall, 212 Roosevelt Steptoe Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70813
This symposium will consist of two presentations and three panel discussions with featured panelists including social justice advocacy groups, attorneys, policy experts, law professors, historians, and convicted felons. The discussions will examine the privatization of prisons, criminalization of mental illness, juvenile justice system, draconian drug policies, and other pressing issues surrounding the mass incarceration epidemic.
This event is open to the public. Seating is limited.
For more details, contact Gilbert Bayonne, (631) 745-9621 or Gilbert_Bayonne@sulc.edu
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