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• Harvard Debate Team Loses to Inmates: The Success of the Bard Prison Initiative

  Posted on October 9, 2015

  The Harvard University debate team, one of the most highly ranked debate teams in the world, was recently beaten by the Eastern […]

• Madison Public Library Book Discussions of Just Mercy

  Posted on October 7, 2015

  Several branches of the Madison Public Library are hosting book discussions of Bryan Stevenson’s Just Mercy in the next few months. Stevenson’s […]

• A New Politics of Human Rights

  Posted on October 6, 2015

  On November 5th-7th, at the Pyle Center, UW Madison is hosting a conference about human rights. Sponsors of the event include the […]

• Innocent Man Released From Prison After 20 Years, Thanks to EJI

  Posted on October 2, 2015

  A recent article from the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) discusses yesterday’s release of Beniah Dandridge, the fourth man to be released from […]

• New Film, Human, features Bryan Stevenson

  Posted on September 28, 2015

  Bryan Stevenson is featured in the recent film, Human. The film was created by French photographer, journalist, and environmentalist Yann Arthus-Bertrand. The film […]

• Liberal Arts in Prison: Bard Prison Initiative

  Posted on September 23, 2015

  On September 17, 2015, a panel discussion between Bard Prison Initiative founder and director Max Kenner and three graduates of BPI reflected […]

• Death Penalty Sentences Concentrated to a Few Counties in the U.S.

  Posted on September 22, 2015

  According the the Death Penalty Information Center’s recent report, “Death Sentences Drop in Three High-Use Counties As Prosecutors Change,” as of 2013, […]

• Just Mercy Reaches Local Police

  Posted on September 15, 2015

  Madison’s local CBS affiliate, WISC-TV3, posted a video editorial about UW-Madison’s Go Big Read program. Editorial director, Neil Heinen, had this to […]

• Students and Inmates Gain New Perspectives in Inside-Out Program

  Posted on September 14, 2015

  A recent NPR article describes the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program, which over one hundred colleges and universities worldwide will participate in this […]

• Wisconsin Legislators Circulate Juvenile Justice Bill

  Posted on September 9, 2015

  As of today, Wisconsin Senator Jerry Petrowski, Representative Rob Hutton, and Representative Mary Czaja are circulating a bill to attempt to reduce […]