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Crisis of the United States Prison System
April 11, 2002
CJPF President Eric E. Sterling will be speaking at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 11, 2002, at a panel discussion on "The Crisis of the United States Prison System." This discussion is part of a week long Symposium on the U.S. Prison System at Georgetown University. Click here for a full list of the week's events. The panel is being held at 7:00 pm, Thursday April 11, in White Gravenor Hall, Room 204 on the Georgetown University campus near 37th and O Streets, NW.
For more information contact Alex Belser at 202-784-7505, or at belsera@georgetown.edu.
Stuck in a 'Traffic' Jam
Spring 2001, “On Balance” (CJPF's quarterly publication)
Whether “Traffic” wins the Academy Award for Best Picture is now almost academic but the lessons of the picture have prompted an important national dialogue. In a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on drug policy, “Traffic” played a leading role.
This op-ed outlines an effective and humane 10-point drug strategy, the one the drug czar (played by Michael Douglas) in the hit movie "Traffic" should have delivered. Click here to read more.
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