The Box: 27 Years in Solitary — Film screening and panel
Schedule
Mon Oct 07 2024 at 05:15 pm to 06:45 pm
UTC-05:00Location
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law TNH 2.137 | Austin, TX
About this Event
The Pr*son and J*il Innovation Lab (PJIL) is hosting a screening of the 2023 short film “The Box: 27 Years in Solitary,” which explores the use of solitary confinement in Pr*son. It focuses on the case of Dennis Hope, a man who spent 27 years in solitary confinement in a Texas Pr*son and who took a lawsuit about his situation to the US Supreme Court.
After the screening will be a panel discussion with Jeremy Young, Senior Producer for Fault Lines, Al Jazeera’s current affairs news program, and the producer of the film; Molly Petchenik, an attorney with the Texas Civil Rights Project which represented Dennis Hope in his Supreme Court challenge; and Chanel Jones from the Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance who has lived experience in solitary in a Texas women's Pr*son. The panel will be moderated by UT LBJ/Law professor and PJIL Director Michele Deitch.
Where is it happening?
The University of Texas at Austin School of Law TNH 2.137, 727 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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