Its a little over an hour. Good afternoon. My name is dane kennedy. Im the director of the National History center, which is associated with the American Historical Association. I want to welcome all of you this afternoon to this congressional briefing on the history of incarceration. I should say as a preface, this is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the National History center that brings historical perspectives to issues that currently confront congress. Is strictly nonpartisan and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policy or set of policies, but rather to the Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. The history of mass incarceration, or the issue of one cursory, is incarceration has reached a Critical Mass of attention in the last six months or so. There have been initiatives like the senate did this week and in various other venues as well, all of them calling for reform of the syste
States. The panelists examine different e ands in prison structur inmate control from the early days of the republic to modern times. They also discussed the issue of race in the prison system. It is a little over one hour. Good afternoon. My name is dane kennedy. Im the director of the National History center, which is associated with the American Historical Association. I want to welcome all of you this afternoon to this congressional briefing on the history of incarceration. I should say as a preface, this is part of an ongoing series sponsored by the National History center that brings historical perspectives to issues that currently confront congress. The center is strictly nonpartisan and the purpose of the program is not to advocate for any particular policy or set of policies, but rather to provide the Historical Context that can help inform policymakers and the public as they deal with difficult issues. I went to acknowledge the Financial Support of the Mellon Foundation which
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