LLC5: Incarceration and Decarceration
About
Humanities Working Group studying incarceration and pursuing decarceration, prison education, and restorative justice initiatives.
Open to New People
Active since: 2013
- Syracuse University
- Cornell University
- University of Rochester
- Hobart & William Smith Colleges
Collaborative Goals
Working in conjunction with the Cornell Prison Education Program and the Rochester Education Justice Initiative, this Working Group looks to foster a scholarly community adjacent to decarceration work and to organize events of general interest to educate the public and to connect people to decarceral organizing activities.
Group Organizers
Joshua Dubler
Associate Professor of Religion; Director, Rochester Education Justice Initiative, University of Rochester
Madeline Reynolds
Outreach and Information Services Librarian, Cornell Prison Education Program, Cornell University
Rob Scott
Executive Director, Cornell Prison Education Program; Adjunct Asst. Professor in the School of Integrative Plant Sciences, Horticulture Division, Cornell University
Activities
A Continuous Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Martin Sostre
May 8, 2025, 7 p.m.
Writing Through Prison: Storytelling, Power, and Community
March 24, 2025, 7 p.m.
Stigma-Mask Making Workshop
Sept. 19, 2024, 6 p.m.
Group Outcomes
Mend, a journal
Mend celebrates the lives and creative work of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people as well as individuals who have been impacted by the criminal justice system. This annual publication showcases writing of all types, including fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. While prospective authors may submit pieces that describe their experiences with incarceration, the publication welcomes contributions on any topic.