Legacies of Mass Incarceration: Revisiting the Seven Neighborhoods Study

Explore the past, present and future of New York neighborhoods impacted by mass incarceration through community, policy, and research.
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Legacies of Mass Incarceration: Revisiting the Seven Neighborhoods Study

Join The Fortune Society, the Institute for Justice and Opportunity at John Jay College, Mount Sinai’s Institute for Health Equity Research, Boston University and the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services for Legacies of Mass Incarceration: Revisiting the Seven Neighborhoods Study.

This free symposium will revisit the Seven Neighborhoods Study and examine the changing geography of mass incarceration across New York. Panels will explore the past, present and future of impacted neighborhoods through community engagement, policy, advocacy and research.

Featured speakers will include Rueben Jonathan Miller, Chancellor’s Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley; Rossana Rosado, Commissioner at the Division of Criminal Justice Services; Richard R. Buery, Jr., CEO of Robinhood; Stanley Richards, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction; Hassan Gale and Keith Bush, Think Tank Members; and Jessica T. Simes, Author of Punishing Places: The Geography of Mass Imprisonment.

Stay tuned for additional speakers and event agenda.