Restorative Justice in Jamaica
Tomorrow night, Thursday evening January 19, at 7:30pm in the Harvard Law School Ames Courtroom (and webcast live), Kevin Wallen, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, and Courtney Kazembe will speak about restorative justice in Jamaica.
All invited -- Admission Free
Event Description (from Kimberly Eldred): Kevin Wallen, Rueben "Hurricane" Carter, and Courtney Kazembe are working with the government of Jamaica to create a program of restorative justice that addresses the problems that often arises when inmates are paroled. Where old enmities are unresolved, new violence often breaks out when the parolee gets home. The program seeks to constructively bring unresolved enmities to the surface and deal with them before parole. Kevin Wallen heads this project and Courtney Kazembe represents a very controversial inmate who is their test case. Kevin Wallen also works with inmates on a program of personal restoration and rehabilitation for inmates that has seen some remarkable success, even with individuals who will never be paroled. Much of this process started when Hurricane Carter visited Jamaica and asked to visit the prisons to speak to inmates.
The talk is sponsored by the Berkman Center and hosted by Prof. Charles Nesson.
Come to the Ames Courtroom if you can. If not, click here to watch the event and here to ask questions during the event through the Net.
All invited -- Admission Free
Event Description (from Kimberly Eldred): Kevin Wallen, Rueben "Hurricane" Carter, and Courtney Kazembe are working with the government of Jamaica to create a program of restorative justice that addresses the problems that often arises when inmates are paroled. Where old enmities are unresolved, new violence often breaks out when the parolee gets home. The program seeks to constructively bring unresolved enmities to the surface and deal with them before parole. Kevin Wallen heads this project and Courtney Kazembe represents a very controversial inmate who is their test case. Kevin Wallen also works with inmates on a program of personal restoration and rehabilitation for inmates that has seen some remarkable success, even with individuals who will never be paroled. Much of this process started when Hurricane Carter visited Jamaica and asked to visit the prisons to speak to inmates.
The talk is sponsored by the Berkman Center and hosted by Prof. Charles Nesson.
Come to the Ames Courtroom if you can. If not, click here to watch the event and here to ask questions during the event through the Net.