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Women & Mass Incarceration: The U.S. Crisis of Women and Girls Behind Bars

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
UC Irvine School of Law, EDU 1131

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This Summit shines a light on mass incarceration in the United States, specifically illuminating the dramatic consequences in the lives of women and girls. Despite the U.S. incarcerating more women than anywhere else in the world, their plight is often overlooked. This summit turns to the missing narrative of women in prison, including failed drug war policies. It explores complex patterns that frame women’s subjugation to law enforcement and the extra-legal and collateral consequences of policing women, including felony disenfranchisement, loss of housing and the chilling impacts on their children.

The Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy will also recognize attorney Linda L. Pence for her courageous work in the defense of Bei Bei Shuai, and her efforts to advance reproductive justice and the dignity of women. Full Event Schedule (PDF) here >

Presented by the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy at UC Irvine School of Law, co-sponsored by American Civil Liberties Union, UC Irvine School of Social Ecology, UC Irvine Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Irvine Department of Psychology and Social Behavior, Women In Leadership, League of Women Voters of Orange Coast, Law Students for Sensible Drug Policy and Law Students for Reproductive Justice.

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