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On June 28, the ACLU of New Jersey will bring together leading experts and advocates for an in-depth discussion on the crisis of mass incarceration and why decarceration is fundamental to achieving social and racial justice.
The carceral system and the crisis of mass incarceration has devastated families, harmed communities, and deepened racial inequities in the criminal legal system and throughout the nation. The ACLU-NJ has dedicated decades working toward reducing the number of people in state prisons and jails by advocating for more releases and fewer incarcerations. These efforts have contributed to New Jersey’s historic reduction in its prison population by more than 50 percent since 2011.
But there is more to be done to begin to repair the harms of mass incarceration. And because New Jersey has the highest rate of racial disparities in its prison population in the country, decarceration is fundamental to racial justice here, and beyond.
Join us for an event about how we can continue to build healthier and stronger communities and reimagine the criminal legal system as we know it.
This discussion will be moderated by ACLU-NJ Executive Director Amol Sinha. Panelists include:
- Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance
- Cynthia Roseberry, Acting Director of the ACLU Justice Division
- Alexander Shalom, Director of Supreme Court Advocacy of the ACLU-NJ
- Luis A. Torres, B.S. in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University-Newark, with lived experience in the carceral space
