Notable conference on race and criminal justice

With thanks to Larry Solum for this tip, I can note this interesting-looking symposium entitled "Race, Crime & Citizenship."  The full schedule is at this link, and here is the official description:

During this symposium, we will consider the contemporary criminal "justice" crisis as a racial phenomenon.  Our goal is to reassert the importance of democracy, equality, and human rights in the organization and operation of the system.  To that end, this symposium brings together scholars, students, activists, and grass-roots organizers, including formerly incarcerated persons, whose work helps us to better understand the macro-and micro-dimensions of the crisis and how best to challenge and change the contradictory nature of the American criminal "justice" system.

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