Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters and Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the rise of non-medical related…
2,594 viewsLisel Petis, a former prosecutor and resident senior fellow for criminal justice and civil liberties at the R Street Institute, discussed the state of pretrial justice and bail reform across…
475 viewsUniversity of Texas at Austin Prison and Jail Innovation Lab Director Michele Deitch discussed the state of the U.S. prison system.
586 viewsFederal Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters testified before a House Judiciary subcommittee on oversight of the agency and resources needed from Congress. She addressed questions by th…
2,475 viewsWriter and attorney Reginald Betts looked at the relationship between race and incarceration in America. The Philadelphia Free Library hosted this event.
116 viewsRetired criminal justice professor Barry Latzer argued that the U.S. justice system is becoming too lenient on criminals. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.
634 viewsThe Senate Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing to examine the facts of sexual abuse of women in federal prisons. In the first panel, three former inmates testi…
1,873 viewsThe Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing on uncounted deaths in U.S. prisons. Family members of deceased prisoners shared…
1,113 viewsColette Peters, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, testified on oversight of the agency before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Senators questioned her on reports of sexual abuse comm…
1,879 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges reflected on his time teaching at the East Jersey State Prison as part of Rutgers University’s degree program. Labyrinth Books in Princeton, Ne…
512 viewsLisa Forbes detailed her journey from incarceration to creating a program that helps former inmates navigate re-entry into society. Book Bar in Denver, Colorado, hosted this event.
270 viewsOur Hands Are Tied was one of the second-prize middle school division winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Ada Watson, a seventh grader at RD and Euzelle Smith Middl…
48 viewsA House Judiciary subcommittee held an oversight hearing with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal. The director answered questions on a variety of topics, including the b…
704 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing on implementation of the First Step Act, which made reforms to federal prisons and prisoning when fo…
564 viewsViewers responded to the question, “What is your view of the U.S. prison system?”
944 viewsThe Pulitzer Prize-nominated podcast Ear Hustle co-creators and co-hosts Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods reflected on of how they came to San Quentin prison and talked about everyday life in i…
162 viewsPulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges reflected on his time teaching at the East Jersey State Prison as part of Rutgers University’s degree program. He spoke at the 2021 Miami Book …
715 viewsRachel Barkow, a vice dean and law professor at New York University, talked about mass incarcerations. The event was part of the Cato Institute’s 20th annual Constitution Day symposium, titl…
567 viewsThe House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security held a hearing with legal and justice reform experts on the American juvenile justice system. The witnesses answere…
601 viewsFederal Bureau of Prisons Director Michael Carvajal testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on a range of issues, including how the federal prison system was managing the coronavirus…
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