Broken? A Symposium on Mass Incarceration in the U.S.

The UNIS Human Rights Project and the Pulitzer Center present a symposium on mass incarceration. The day will provide opportunities to connect with formerly incarcerated people, criminal justice reform activists, and journalists reporting on the subject. Through hands-on workshops, keynote addresses, and an original theater performance, participants will dig into the history and present-day reality of incarceration, challenge popular conceptions of criminality, and learn how to take effective action toward creating a better, more humane justice system.

All events are free and open to the public, and lunch will be provided for participants. All ages are welcome. Please register in advance here.

For a full list of workshops and events, please visit this page. Keynote addresses will be from:

• Khalil A. Cumberbatch, Associate Vice President of Policy at the Fortune Society, a reentry organization whose goal is to build people and not prisons. Khalil spent six and a half years in the prison system and five months in immigration detention.
• Jaime Joyce, executive editor at TIME for Kids, TIME magazine's news edition for students. One of her recent projects centers on the children of the incarcerated. 2.7 million kids—that's 1 out of every 28—has a parent in jail or prison. Jaime's project explores how children and parents can stay connected during a period of separation and shows children impacted by a parent's incarceration that they are not alone.

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To arrange a class visit with journalists who have reported on mass incarceration issues, contact Hannah Berk: [email protected]

To arrange a class visit with formerly incarcerated individuals and criminal justice reform activists, contact Abby MacPhail: [email protected]