This past weekend, I attended two criminal justice conferences. One was at York college, sponsored by the Black Male Initiative. There I attended my good brother, Paul Butler’s brilliant lecture on “A hip-hop theory of justice” as well as a session on reentry. The next day I attended the “Challenging Punishment” conference at Columbia University sponsored by I.R.A.A.S. I invited a few of my students to join me for the arts and mass incarceration session.
It’s nice to see we are seriously thinking about these issues and working to make criminal justice as just as possible for everyone.
My students posing and ready to take notes.
My student posing with Lee Quinos, a panelist and artist he admires.
At the conference reception with philosophy comrade, Daniel and new history comrade, JT.