How Hyper-Incarceration is Hijacking the American Dream
When Governor Malloy visited a Hartford jail in July, he highlighted Connecticut's new "Second Chance" law. The same day President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a prison. While at the Reno Correctional Institution in Oklahoma, he expressed hopes that prison reform legislation would extend nation-wide. With these announcements, some people express opinions like, "Every dollar we spend on incarceration is worth it," or "If there's a second chance, how will the prison experience 'scare people straight'?"
On Thursday evening, September 17 from 7 - 8:30 pm, the Committees for Social Justice and Adult Faith Formation at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church in Hartford will host a presentation to help form responses to these and other questions and concerns about the effectiveness of the current criminal justice system. The evening event, a collaboration between the Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry and St. Patrick-St. Anthony, will offer guest speakers from the Malta Justice Initiative, including testimony by a former inmate.
Beyond responding to opinions and concerns, the presentation is designed to offer practical guidelines for sentencing and prison reform that conform to Catholic social teaching.
When Governor Malloy visited a Hartford jail in July, he highlighted Connecticut's new "Second Chance" law. The same day President Obama became the first sitting president to visit a prison. While at the Reno Correctional Institution in Oklahoma, he expressed hopes that prison reform legislation would extend nation-wide. With these announcements, some people express opinions like, "Every dollar we spend on incarceration is worth it," or "If there's a second chance, how will the prison experience 'scare people straight'?"
On Thursday evening, September 17 from 7 - 8:30 pm, the Committees for Social Justice and Adult Faith Formation at St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church in Hartford will host a presentation to help form responses to these and other questions and concerns about the effectiveness of the current criminal justice system. The evening event, a collaboration between the Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry and St. Patrick-St. Anthony, will offer guest speakers from the Malta Justice Initiative, including testimony by a former inmate.
Beyond responding to opinions and concerns, the presentation is designed to offer practical guidelines for sentencing and prison reform that conform to Catholic social teaching.
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