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Event: 'Texas prison system at a crossroads'

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I was invited to speak on Friday at an event at the UT-Austin School of Social Work sponsored by the group Grassroots Leadership, so I thought I'd share the details here in cases any readers want to attend:WHAT: The Texas prison system is at a crossroads: Where do we go from here? Please join us for a TEACH-IN with experts on the issue. WHEN: Friday, November 19th at 12:00 pmWHERE: UT School of Social Work, Utopia TheatreWHY: UT MSSW students are working on a research project in collaboration with Grassroots Leadership to recommend a private for-profit Texas prison facility for closure. The teach-in will offer an interactive opportunity to hear about and discuss current issues within the prison system, including conditions of confinement with Erica Surprenant of the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition; exoneration of the wrongfully accused with Scott Henson, Grits for Breakfast blogger; and MSW student, formerly incarcerated person, and prison reform activist Jorge Antonio Renaud, addressing the lack of moral support, training, or practice in Texas prisons...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on November 17, 2010 (boomark / email).