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Thursday, 27 February 2014

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, March 8th, 4:00 to 5:30, RAPP panel at Beyond the Bars


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            RAPP
  release aging people
        in prison Campaign
 
Mujahid Farid, Lead Organizer
RAPP (Release of Aging People in Prison) Campaign
Correctional Association of New York
2090 Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Blvd., Ste. 200
New York, NY 10027
 
 
Release Aging People in Prison/RAPP Presents:
Our Elders Behind Bars,
Our Families Divided
A panel at Beyond the Bars: Breaking Through
Saturday, March 8th, 2014
Columbia University School of Social Work, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan
(between120th and 121st Streets)
Our panel will take place at 4:00 to 5:30 p.m.
The number of incarcerated elders in New York and nationally continues to rise as people with long sentences age. Yet incarcerated elders pose the lowest risk to public safety and could contribute mightily to bettering our communities. How does continued incarceration and perpetual punishment affect elders, their families, friends and communities? AND: How can we win their release and heal our families and communities?
Speakers include: • Larry White, formerly incarcerated • Barbara Inniss, family member • Dequi Kioni-Sadiki, family member • Tyrrell Muhammad, formerly incarcerated
Ariane Davisson, Columbia grad student • Moderator: Laura Whitehorn, formerly incarcerated; RAPP organizer    
For more information: RAPPCampaign.com; Mujahid Farid, 212-254-5700 ext. 317 • mfarid@correctionalassociation.org




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