Dislocation and Relocation: Women in the Federal Prison System and Repurposing FCI Danbury for Men

(Excerpt) This Report tracks the lack of progress in keeping federal prison space in the Northeast available for women and the impact of the absence of bed-spaces for women on the implementation of federal policies committed to reducing over-incarceration. The problems began in the summer of 2013, when the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced plans to transform its only prison for women in the Northeast—FCI Danbury—into a facility for men. The BOP explained that this self-described “mission change” was a response to the need to provide more low-security beds for male prisoners

Concurrent Session 4C. Teaching Criminal Justice and Mass Incarceration

Explores the crisis of mass incarceration from multiple perspectives, and articulates the imperative of educating law students about this phenomenon. Proposes doctrinal frameworks for faculty teaching these issues, suggests methods for incorporating the topic into the standard first-year curriculum, and discusses the benefits and challenges of teaching advocacy skills for populations affected by these troubling trends. Presenters will make model syllabi available for audience use

Dislocation and Relocation: Women in the Federal Prison System and Repurposing FCI Danbury for Men

(Excerpt) This Report tracks the lack of progress in keeping federal prison space in the Northeast available for women and the impact of the absence of bed-spaces for women on the implementation of federal policies committed to reducing over-incarceration. The problems began in the summer of 2013, when the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) announced plans to transform its only prison for women in the Northeast—FCI Danbury—into a facility for men. The BOP explained that this self-described “mission change” was a response to the need to provide more low-security beds for male prisoners