This Summit is presented by the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at the UC Irvine School of Law, and is co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, and the Center for Psychology & Law.
This Summit shines a light on mass incarceration in the United States, specifically illuminating the dramatic consequences in the lives of women and girls. Despite the U.S. incarcerating more women than anywhere else in the world, their plight is often overlooked. This summit turns to the missing narrative of women in prison, including failed drug war policies. It explores complex patterns that frame women’s subjugation to law enforcement and the extra-legal and collateral consequences of policing women, including felony disenfranchisement, loss of housing and the chilling impacts on their children.
The Reproductive Justice Hero Award, which recognizes an outstanding individual who has helped to advance reproductive justice and the dignity of women, will also be presented at this summit.
Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1131
Full event schedule and more information is available here.
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