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Wednesday, March 10, 2021
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Supermax Prison Closure Marks Success for Lowenstein Clinic Partners
Connecticut's supermax prison closure is a success for the Lowenstein Clinic, which has supported efforts against the prison and Connecticut’s use of solitary confinement for the past decade.
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Connecticut’s only supermax prison, Northern Correctional Institution, is scheduled to close on July 1, 2021. Photo courtesy Kelan Lyons / CT Mirror
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Participants at the 2018 Restorative Justice Youth Design Summit of the Detroit Justice Center, founded by Amanda Alexander ’13. Photo by Ghostlight Productions
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Working for Justice
Event
Teach-In Series Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Policing, and the Derek Chauvin Trial
1:00PM to 2:00PM
Online
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Teach-In Series Criminal Justice, Racial Justice, Policing, and the Derek Chauvin Trial
4:00PM to 5:00PM
Online
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The Justice Collaboratory Presents #TeaAtTwo with Professor Armando Lara-Millán
2:20PM to 3:20PM
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Monday, March 1, 2021
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Wednesday, April 21, 2021
In The Press
What Happened to the Promise to ‘Defund’ America’s Police Forces – and to Stop Them Killing Black People?
The Independent (UK)
Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law and Founding Director of The Justice Collaboratory Tracey Meares is quoted in an article in The Independent (UK) about police reform.
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
In The Press
21 Experts on What the Verdict Means — and Where to Go From Here
Politico
Associate Professor of Law at Yale Law School Monica Bell ’09 and Reginald Dwayne Betts ’16 contributed to a Politico article about the Derek Chauvin verdict.
Thursday, April 8, 2021
In The Press
Yale Law School Helps Bring Settlement in Immigrant Detention Case
New Haven Register
Kayla Crowell ’22 is quoted, and the Worker and Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic is mentioned, in a New Haven Register article about the settlement reached in a class action lawsuit challenging unsafe conditions at the Bristol County House of Correction.
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
In The Press
ICE Detainees' COVID-19 Bail Suit Ends With Just 7 Held
Law360
William O. Douglas Clinical Professor of Law Michael Wishnie ’93, Clinical Lecturer in Law Sara Zampierin, and students with the Worker & Immigrant Rights Advocacy Clinic are mentioned in a Law360 update on a class action lawsuit challenging unsafe conditions at the Bristol County House of Correction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
In The Press
A New Public Defender Program Has ‘Professionalized’ Connecticut’s Parole Process, Exciting Both Advocates and Prison Officials
Hartford Courant
Clinical Professor of Law Fiona Doherty ’99 is quoted in a Hartford Courant article about a new Connecticut program that offers public defender services to people accused of violating parole.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
In The Press
I Survived 18 Years in Solitary Confinement
The New York Times
Scholarship by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law is cited in a commentary in The New York Times about solitary confinement.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
In The Press
DoD Commission on Sexual Assault Promises It Will Bring Fresh Eyes to an Old Issue
Federal News Network
Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in a Federal News Network article about ongoing issues regarding sexual assault in the military.
Tuesday, March 16, 2021
In The Press
We were warned about a divided America 50 years ago. We ignored the signs. — A Commentary by Elizabeth Hinton
The Washington Post
Elizabeth Hinton is a Professor of Law and a member of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School, as well as an Associate Professor of History & African American Studies at Yale.
Monday, March 15, 2021
In The Press
Study: Black And Latino Prisoners Lose Parental Rights At Higher Rates In Connecticut
WSHU
Clinical Associate Professor of Law Miriam Gohara is quoted in a WSHU article about a study she led regarding the disproportionate rate of parental rights termination experienced by incarcerated people of color.
Friday, March 12, 2021
In The Press
The Uphill Battle Against Sexual Misconduct in the U.S. Military
The Crime Report
Senior Research Scholar in Law Eugene Fidell is quoted in an article in The Crime Report on sexual assault in the military.