America's Mass Incarceration Problem

Roxboro House Roundtables

In this podcast, the Roundtable members discussed the urgent problem of mass incarceration in America, but specifically in Philadelphia. Professor Evan Laine of Jefferson University is joined by members of the JLUSA Philadelphia Campaign, Close the Creek, Jeffrey Jones, and Reuben Jones, as well as, Jacquelyn Jordan, Executive Asst. to the Sr. Associate Provost for Enrollment Management at Jefferson University. Throughout this Roundtable, the group discussed critical concerns of mass incarceration including Risk Assessment in the justice system and how mass incarnation is ingrained in United States history and is now a form of institutional racism. To learn more visit [jlusa.org].