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Isaac M. Wise Temple Critical Topics Committee Presents

Prisons and Prisoners:
Impact Ohio

Thursday, March 25, 2010
7:30-9:00 p.m.
Isaac M. Wise Temple
8329 Ridge Road, Amberley Village

“It is said that no one truly knows a nation until one has been inside its jails.” 
– Nelson Mandela 

  • What are our jails meant to do, and are they doing it?
  • How does our community’s prison system really work?
  • How does sentencing policy affect society’s choice about prisons?
  • Do we want to build more prisons and incarcerate more people?
  • How are resources directed toward deterrence and rehabilitation?
  • Why need we be concerned about our prison population?
  • How does early release of offenders affect our community?

Panelists:

  • Terry Collins: Immediate Past Director, Ohio Department Rehabilitation and Correction
  • David Yost: Delaware County Prosecuting Attorney
  • David Singleton: Attorney and Executive Director of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center
  • Moderator: Marianna Brown Bettman: Professor of Clinical Law, UC College of Law

This program is free and open to the public.
For more information: 513-793-2556; ctc@wisetemple.org

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Co-Sponsors:
 Adath Israel Congregation
Department of Criminal Justice, XU
Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati
Mercy Hospital, Fairfield
Office of Interfaith Community Engagement, XU
Rockdale Temple
School of Criminal Justice, UC
Talbert House
The Brueggeman Center for Dialogue, XU
The Interfaith Alliance of Greater Cincinnati
Urban Morgan Institute for Human Rights, UC College of Law
Woman’s City Club of Greater Cincinnati