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About this episode

Part2:Religious Freedom Lockdown: Justice, Jails and Families Criminal Justice Initiative Panel • Tina Reynolds - PDF/WORTH/Osborne Association • Davian Azziz-Reynolds - Osborne Association • Stephanie Autumn - American Indian Prison Project Working Group • Wastewin Gonzalez - Community Organizer • Marletta Pacheco - South Dakota Prisoner Support Group • Lenny Foster - Navajo Nation Projec Project Held on April 28th, this panel was moderated by Tina Reynolds (PDF Board Member), and featured Davian Azziz-Reynolds from the Osborne Association, Stephanie Autumn and Wastewin Gonzalez from the American Indian Prison Project, Marletta Pacheco from the South Dakota Prisoner Support Group, and Lenny Foster from the Navajo Nation Prison Project. The panel spoke about criminal justice issues in the US and its impact on Native communities. Native Americans have the highest per capita rate of incarceration in the US, and are discriminated against inside with limited access to their spiritual practices. Discussion was also held on the impact of incarceration on Native and other youth. Criminal Justice Initiative The epidemic of incarceration and the widespread injustice within the criminal “justice” system is one of the most pressing issues facing the marginalized communities with which PDF works. These communities have described their struggles with police brutality, the effects of racial profiling, the criminalization of youth, as well as the privatization of and worsening conditions in prisons. In light of this, PDF conducts a multi-year Criminal Justice Initiative designed to support and build the capacity of groups seeking justice in our courts and prison system, to promote practical and effective alternatives to incarceration and to oppose new prison construction. PDF’s Community Partners in this initiative include organizations led by members who are formerly incarcerated, family members of incarcerated people, political prisoners and those unjustly convicted, youth who have had experiences in the juvenile justice and or criminal justice system, as well as people opposing new facilities. sponsored by : Peace development fund Co-Sponsor by: Flying Eagle Woman Fund & Fundacion Rigoberta Menchu Tum Filmed and edited by: www.softnoisefilms.com UN seventh Session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.

• Release Date

  Sep 27, 2008

• Runtime

  42:18