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Arlington Campus Pizza and Perspectives
October 8, 2014
Founders Hall Multipurpose Room 126
Locked Up: Mass Incarceration in the Land of the Free
Currently the US has 5% of the world’s population but houses 25% of the world’s prisoners. Since the 1970s the number of the nation’s prisoners has spiked to 2.2 million, quadrupling the amount of prisoners in from 1980 to 2008. Half of these prisoners are serving time for non-violent crimes largely associated with stricter drug policies. Statistics show that the growth in prisons was not a result of increased crime, but harsher sentences. How might prisons be less punitive and more rehabilitative? How might recidivism levels be reduced? How is the privatization of prisons affecting prison growth in America? Join our expert panel to tackle these questions and more.
Panelists include:
Arthur Romano, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution
Thena Robinson-Mock, J.D., Project Director of Advancement Project’s Ending the Schoolhouse to Jailhouse Track Campaign
Beth Arthur, Arlington County Sheriff
Free Pizza and Drinks!