[ACLU-CU ALERT] Tonight: Death Penalty Forum

[Champaign County ACLU Announcements]

Lethal Injustice: Standing against the death penalty and harsh punishment
Monday, March 7, 5:30 PM
Greg Hall R. 223 (southwest corner of the quad)
 
 






 
A speaking tour organized by the 
Campaign to End the Death Penalty to look at what’s behind our massive 
prison build-up, why so many people of color are locked up and what we 
can do about it.  

 From death rows to super-maxes, over 2.3 
million men and women sit behind bars today. "Lethal Injustice" speakers
 are organizing on the front-lines of the fight against criminal 
injustice, taking a stand against the racist prison build-up and harsh 
sentencing. 

This national speaking tour will be 
featuring panelists including, exonerated prisoners, family members, 
activists, lawyers and scholars.
Local Speakers include:

*Mark Clements - former police torture victim, sentenced to life without parole as a juvenile

*Randi Jones-Hensley--Campaign to End the Death PenaltyAND
*A LIVE Call-in from prison by a Chicago police torture victim 


Local sponsors include the International 
Socialist Organization (ISO), Minority Association of Future Attorneys 
(MAFA) and Champaign-Urbana Citizens for Peace and Justice (CUCPJ).


      
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