Making of mass incarceration in america. Harvard bookstore is takes place on friday afternoons during the Academic Year as a way to highlight books in a wide range of scholarly fields. I next and final friday foreign featured malcolm case representing his new book on policing reform, handcuffed her to learn more about this and are many other upcoming events, visit us online at harvard. Com or pick up a copy of our flyer next to the door on the way out. Todays topic will include the time for questions on which we will have a book signing at this table. We have copies of from the war on poverty to the war on crime for sale at the registers. Are please to a cspan booktv here typing todays event. When asking question you will be recorded and later the second for the microphone to come to you before asking your questions. As always, todays title is 20 of part of how we say thanks for buying books from Harvard Bookstore. Or purchase support the help is series and support the bookstore. Final
Mass incarceration in america. The friday forum series tapes on friday afternoons during the Academic Year as a way to highlight books in a wide range of field. The next features sparrow presenting a book on policing reforms and to learn more about this and our many other jump copping even visit is online at harvard. Com. Todays talk will conclude with time for questions after which well have a book signing right here at this table. We have copies of from the war on poverty to the war on crime for sale in the next room. Were pleased to have cspan booktv here taping this event. When asking questions please know youll be recorded and please wait a moment for the microphone to come to you before asking your questions. As always, todays title is 20 off. Part of our way of saying thanks. You purchases assure the future of an independent book store. And finally, quick reminder to silence your cell phones. And so now, im very pleased to introduce todays speaker. Elizabeth hinton, assistant pr
With incarceration . And here is what my attorney told me. He said we have to to stop up pp up walking that people up the were mad hatter in start locking of the people we are scared of. Those of the people the need to be incarcerated in stop blocking a people for the petty crimes but in the state of oklahoma. We have the idea. I agree with the statement although i would say we need to look harder who we think we are afraid evanston remember the peoplewe in prison are still in prison and we all imagine what you do with the rapist in the murder . Sebelius officially committing murder is a veryy tiny percentage of the prison populate population we have seen that are of poverty and racism of hand as a result theyre not necessarily bad choices but this is mirrored throughout the globe whether we talkhat about blacks and latinos from south africa when the Aboriginal People so we should be careful around this division is far moreds. Complex. Super max is 1 dash solitary confinement driven pr
Its incumbent upon us to build a safer community, not through prisons that dont build Safer Communities and in my belief in the belief of many people love looked at this issue, and likewise, you deserve to be served well by a justice by a Justice System as a victim in terms of restitution and reparation and healing and all of the things that victims are deserving of. I think many of us do and i think also believe in our capacity for empathy being tremendous that we can empathize with victims and build a criminal Justice System that serves their needs well. Host lets hear from jim in temple, texas. Go ahead, jim c3 hello. Caller one of the things the public should know is that it is so expensive that many people go ahead and take prison and then of course, we need to consider people coming out of prison should get a little bit of credit for having paid their so that they dont have too lo lose. You are bringing up an important issue which are the issues of probation and parole. Im glad y
Than make up some of our states. We admit a new state with legal immigrants every year. At a time of huge budget deficits and severe financial constraints, we have no idea of how these huge costs will be borne. We just do it want. We admit the equivalent of a major city without any assessment of whether these newcomers are likely to be contributing members of our society. Only a tiny fraction of those admitted each year enter because they have skills and abilities that will benefit our country. They come merely because they happen to be relatives of other recent immigrants. The result of this socalled policy that there is now a backlog of almost 3 1 2 Million People, the population of a city city, who have a claim to emigrate to the United States for no other reason but they are somebodys relative. Is this really a way to run immigration policy . If making it easy to be an illegal alien is not enough how about offering a reward for being an illegal immigrant . No sane country would do