Criminal Legal System

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Systemic Justice Teach-Ins: Building Power to Challenge Injustice 1. East Palestine – Storytelling for Justice (September, 23 2023) Participants: Christopher and Jessica Albright, from East Palestine, Ohio. Read Emily Baumgaertner’s compelling story of the Albright family, who are coping with

Jessenia Class’s new article on The [F]law uncovers how corporate actors funding Cop City under the guise of public safety and  “neighborhood prosperity” are harming the very people they claim to serve.  Read the article here. “Foundations and corporate actors

Ennely Medina’s new article on The [F]law examines how legislatively imposed bed mandates in immigration detention facilities increase the rates of immigration detention throughout the United States. While those in favor of the mandate rely on narratives about illegal immigration

Derecka Purnell, “A Conversation about Law, Law School, Organizing, and Becoming Abolitionists” Members of the Harvard Law School Community are invited to attend a conversation with Derecka Purnell — HLS grad, human rights lawyer, organizer, and author — about her

Derecka Purnell To Speak at Harvard Law School – September 16: Save the Date.   The Systemic Justice Project at Harvard Law School is excited to announce that Derecka Purnell will speak to interested members of the Harvard Law School community about