Massachusetts and the Carceral State Conference: Panel 3

 

September 10, 2016, at Harvard Law School This event was organized by the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice at Harvard Law School, the Coalition for Effective Public Safety, the Criminal Justice Policy Coalition and the National Lawyers Guild – Massachusetts Chapter. 2 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Abolition or Reform? What does it look like when we frame criminal justice in the reform or abolition perspectives? What does each model have to offer and what is the interplay between the two? Moderator: Rahsaan Hall, ACLU of Massachusetts Panelists: ● Rev. Jason Lydon, Black and Pink ● Hon. Leslie Harris, retired Juvenile Court judge