Schedule of Classes
234.8 sec. 1 - The Law and Public Policy Issues in Prisoner Reentry (Fall 2009)
Instructor: Barry Krisberg
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Units: 2
Meeting Time: F 8:00-9:50
Meeting Location: D-29 Hearst Field Annex (HFA)
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49571
Main Section Enrollment:
Enrolled: 8
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 40
As of: 11/25 06:43 AM
As California has increased its prison population by over 800% over the past 30 years, there has been surprising little serious legal and policy scholarship in the Golden State about the impact of returning prisoners. Presently there are nearly 120,000 prison inmates that are released from state prisons each year, and thousands more exit county jails. It has been asserted that California prisoners have one of the highest recidivism rates in the nation. The Little Hoover Commission has described prisoner reentry as “a billion dollar failure.” There are growing legal challenges to virtually all aspects of the state parole system, and the Governor and Legislature are debating major reforms to improve this situation. A Three Judge Federal Court Panel has just ordered the rlease of over 50,000 inmates to relieve severe prison crowding.
This class will equip students to understand legal and policy questions surrounding prisoner reentry. Besides the instructor, the students will hear from leading legal and correctional practitioners who are working on reforming the system of prisoner reentry. Likely to talk to the class are SF District Attorney Kamala Harris, former CDCR Director Jeanne Woodford, Delancey Street’s Mimi Silbert, Michael Bien, , Keith Wattley from Uncommon Law, Tim Silard of the Roney Rosenberg, Foundation, and Donald Specter from the Prison Law Office.
Prerequisites:
Should have had classes in Criminal Law and Constitutional Law
This course may satisfy the Writing Requirement.
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Course Category: Criminal Law
Course Subcategories:
Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
Public Law and Policy
Social Justice and Public Interest
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Books:
Required Books are in blue
- Anthony C. Thompson - Releasing prisoners, redeeming communities - Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2008. - ISBN: 9780814783030
- Anthony Thompson - Releasing Prisoner, Redeeeming Communities: Reentry Race and Politics - Ed. March 1, 2009 - Publisher: NYU Press - ISBN: 9780814783214
- Jennifer Gonnerman - Life on the Outside: The Prison Odyssey of Elaine Bartlett - ISBN: 9780374186876
- Michael Jacobson - Downsizing prisons - Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2005. - ISBN: 9780814742747
- Sasha Abramsky - American Furies - Ed. 05/01/2008 - Publisher: Beacon - ISBN: 9780807042236
