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JIE Volunteer Info Session
Interested in volunteering with the JIE? Want to be a part of workshops for incarcerated people? Come to a special sip 'n paint session for [...]
“GS Graduate Finds Purpose in Prison, Then Finds Himself at Columbia” – General Studies News
James Harvey Elliott II ’23GS found his purpose while in prison and strengthened his professional skills in community college, and then continued his journey at [...]
Article: John J. Lennon on his time on Rikers Island
Part personal history, part book review, John J. Lennon writes on "The Brutal Reality of Life in America’s Most Notorious Jail" for The Atlantic. For [...]
New Policy Brief Examines the Impacts of Compulsory Prison Labor Ballot Initiatives on Pregnant & Postpartum Incarcerated Women of Color
The Center for Gender & Sexuality Law's Racial Justice Project released a new policy brief on the impacts of compulsory prison labor ballot initiatives on [...]
JIE Scholars Isaac Scott and Lisette Oblitas participate in arts conference
Isaac Scott and Lisette Oblitas will participate in an art panel at Unmuting: Voice in Justice Impacted Art, a symposium organized by the English Department [...]
Biden Discusses Criminal Legal Reform with Jon-Adrian “JJ” Velasquez
Jon-Adrian "JJ" Velasquez was incarcerated for a crime he didn't commit and has since devoted his life to changing the criminal justice system. He [...]