Thank you to everyone who joined us for our inaugural Justice 360 Summit. A list of additional resources relevant to each presentation is included below. For those who could not join us live, below are links to access recordings of each session (you will need to provide your name and email address to access the recordings).
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| Monday, Oct. 12 | ||
| Opening Speech – Race and Justice in S.C. Recording | ||
| Welcome – “Don’t let up. Don’t quite” – Mayor Steve Benjamin | ||
| Opening Speech – “Our definition of justice is too narrow” –Issac Bailey | ||
| Additional Resources – “My Brother Moochie” by Issac Bailey | ||
| The Death Penalty and the Legacy of Lynching and Racial Disparity in South Carolina Recording | ||
| John Blume, Cornell Law School Death Penalty Project, Hannah Freedman, Justice 360 | ||
| Additional Resources: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Slavery by Another Name, by Douglas Blackmon, Caste by Isabel Wilderson | ||
| The State of the S.C. Death Penalty Today Recording | ||
| Speakers: Lindsey Vann, Justice 360, Representative Justin Bamberg, Sherard “Shekeese” Duvall, OTR Media Group | ||
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| Tuesday, October 13, 2020 | ||
| Death-in-Prison Sentencing for Children Recording | ||
| Hannah Freedman, Justice 360 | ||
| Antwane Hunter, Brie Russell, Russell Law | ||
| Additional Resources: Biased: Uncovering Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, Jennifer Eberhardt, PUSHOUT, Dr. Monique Morris (documentary and account of the experience of Black girls in the school to prison pipeline), www.pbis.org, Positive Behavioral Intervention Services (implemented in Columbia schools) | ||
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Story of a Maryland juvenile sentenced to life in prison:
The Master Plan: My Journey from Life in Prison to a Life of Purpose, Chris Wilson
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| School to Prison Pipeline in S.C. Recording | ||
| Vivian Anderson, Every Black Girl, S.C., M.O.R.E. Justice, Megan Barnes, Justice 360 | ||
| Additional Resources: Statistics Related to School Discipline and CJ Referrals, PUSHOUT, Dr. Monique Morris (documentary and account of the experience of Black girls in the school to prison pipeline), www.pbis.org, Positive Behavioral Intervention Services (implemented in Columbia schools) | ||
| Wednesday, October 14, 2020 | ||
| S.C. Prisons Conditions – Healthcare, COVID-19, and Emergency Planning Recording | ||
| Senator Mia McCleod, Lester Young, JustLeadershipUSA, Shirene Hansotia, ACLU SC, and Stuart Andrews, Nelson Mullins | ||
| Additional Resources: The Five Stages of Incarceration, Lester Young, | ||
| Identify and contact legislators: https://www.scstatehouse.gov/ | ||
| Information on Solitary Confinement: Hell is a Very Small Place: Voices from Solitary Confinement | ||
| How to Advocate for Change Panel and Breakout Discussion Recording | ||
| Frank Knaack, ACLU SC, Rev. Carey A. Grady, Reid Chapel AME Church, Stephanie Cameron, Advocate for the Incarcerated, and Omari Fox, Serve & Connect | ||
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| Reading about faith-based advocacy: Transforming Power: Biblical Strategies for Making a Difference in Your Community, Robert Linthicum | ||
| Thursday, Oct. 15 | ||
| Racial Disparity, Policing, Reentry Issues Panel Discussion Recording | ||
| Don Polite, Jr., University of South Carolina, Lester Young, JustLeadershipUSA, Kate Weaver Patterson, Second Chance Justice Collaborative, and Cameron Blazer, Blazer Law Firm | ||
| Additional Resources: Links to contact Lester Young or Kate Weaver Patterson about reentry issues: | ||
| lester@ljusa.org (Lester Young) | ||
| southcarolina@rootandrebound.org (Kate Weaver Patterson) | ||
| Closing Remarks – Moving Forward Recording | ||
| Henderson Hill – Senior Counsel at ACLU | ||
| Additional Resources: Reducing violence/considering alternatives to a punishment only definition of justice: Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and the Road to Repair, Danielle Sered | ||
| The war on drugs began as a war on poverty: From the War on Poverty to the War on Drugs: The Making of Mass Incarceration, Elizabeth Hinton |
| The Virtual Summit on Race and Justice was a FREE event for the public. Any donation will go towards programs like this and our continued work to promote fairness, reliability, and transparency in the criminal justice system for individuals facing the death penalty and juveniles facing life-in-prison sentencing. Please consider supporting the important work of Justice 360. |