Past Events
*Co- sponsored by the Traphagen Alumni Speakers Series of the Yale College Office of Student Affairs
This panel will discuss perceptions ‑‑ and realities ‑‑ of California environmental policy; how its role is viewed within the state and without; the question of how those roles intersect; and how the media chooses to frame the issues for various audiences.
Stuart Leavenworth, national correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers
Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times
Debra Kahn, E&E News.
*Co-sponsored by Environmental Justice at Yale
Co-sponsored by ART835: How to Do Everything
Decades ago dedicated, long term institutional care for the mentally ill was virtually done away with in America, as many of the old and often notorious “mental asylums” were shut down. The intention was that new and better community care projects would replace the asylums over time. But instead now vast numbers of the mentally ill find themselves in criminal lock ups. Around 50% of America’s prison and jail inmates report mental illness. Corrections facilities are ill-equipped to deal with mental illness, and guards often resort to brutal methods of controlling this inmate population. This shocking film looks at reality of Bedlam Behind Bars.
