It is our goal to provide programs that address inmate education needs and the utilization of leisure-time.
Incarceration Nation
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009We will be displaying an exhibit at the Paramount Theater on Oct 19th as part of the Incarceration Nation event. See below for more information about this important event
Join us for INCARCERATION NATION on October 19, 2009!
Incarceration Nation, an event to benefit the Legal Aid Justice Center, will address the question of why our prison system is so overburdened, racially disparate, and fundamentally inhumane- and what can be done to change this.
The evening will feature an episode from the documentary series 30 Days, entitled “Jail”, by Morgan Spurlock of the award-winning film, Supersize Me. Following the film, Master of Ceremonies John Grisham will moderate a panel discussion of experts on the prison reform movement, including: R. Dwayne Betts, poet and author of, A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival and Coming of Age in Prison, David Fathi, Director of Human Rights Watch’s U.S. program, and The Honorable Jim Webb, U.S. Senator from Virginia (invited).
This event will be held at the Paramount Theater in Downtown Charlottesville at 7:00 PM on Monday, October 19, 2009.
View a Short Video about our Virginia Institutionalized Persons Project (17 minutes).
