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2020 Virtual Summit Recordings & Resources

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).

If you would like to continue to support the work of Justice 360 and programs like our Virtual Summit, please consider becoming an champion of justice by making a donation today.

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
Additional Resources: Story of Eddie Elmore, former SC death penalty client of Justice 360 (Diana Holt & John Blume) from Greenwood, SC, Death Row Stories, Season 1, Episode 1  (Available on Hulu and Amazon) , Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson
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)
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
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
Additional Resources:
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.

 

 

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