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The Latino Equity Initiative is dedicated in working towards criminal and judicial reforms in the State of Washington. As part of our efforts to shine a light on the disparities of sentencing on Latinos, we are proud to bring SpearIt, Assistant Professor of Law from Saint Louis University School of Law. SpearIt will speak on the legal punishment in post-Civil Rights America through the lens of ritual. By examining punishment practices from the perspective of culture the United States has the largest incarceration operation in the world and among the top five countries which execute its citizens.
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“Ritual Punishment and Power: Making Sense of Mass Incarceration”
The Latino Equity Initiative is dedicated in working towards criminal and judicial
reforms in the State of Washington. As part of our efforts to shine a light on the
disparities of sentencing on Latinos, we are proud to bring SpearIt, Assistant
Professor of Law from Saint Louis University School of Law.
SpearIt will speak on the legal punishment in post-Civil Rights America through the
lens of ritual. By examining punishment practices from the perspective of culture the
United States has the largest incarceration operation in the world and among the top
five countries which execute its citizens.
Date: Thursday, March 8, 2012
Time: 12:00-1:30 pm—Brown Bag
Location: Seattle City Hall
600-4th Avenue, L2, Room L280
Sponsors: Office of Council Member O’Brien
Office of Civil Rights
LEI is a program of the Latino Community Fund
For more information, please contact Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avila at leno@magdaleno.org
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