Enjoy a Reading with Journalist and Justice Reform expert, Baz Dreisinger
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Baz Dreisinger
Tuesday, May 8 from 8:00 to 9:30 pm
Enjoy a reading with journalist and justice reform expert Baz Dreisinger who will be presenting her book Incarceration Nations: A Journey to Justice in Prisons Around the World. Dr. Dreisinger works at the intersection of race, crime, culture, and justice. She is the Founding Academic Director of John Jay’s Prison-to-College Pipeline program, which offers college courses and reentry planning to incarcerated men at Otisville Correctional Facility. Dr. Dreisinger regularly speaks about justice reform and prison issues on popular news media and in international settings.
