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“The business of incarcareration” to be discussed by top officials, activists at Loyola
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U.S. Attorney Jim Letten, Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman, Judge Jules Edwards III and a host of social-justice activists will convene tonight for a panel discussion with Times-Picayune reporter Cindy Chang about her eight-part series, “Louisiana Incarcerated.” The forum, sponsored by Dr. Andre Perry’s Orleans Place Matters initiative, will be at 6 p.m. today (Wednesday, June 20) in Loyola University’s Roussel Hall in the Communications/Music Complex on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street. For details, see the emailed announcement from Orleans Place Matters:
Loyola University’s Institute for Quality and Equity in Education, in conjunction with the Foundation for Louisiana, will host “Louisiana Incarcerated: An Evening with Cindy Chang,” a panel discussion convened to examine the multifaceted issue of the business of incarceration in Louisiana. Chang, special projects reporter for The Times-Picayune and author of the acclaimed eight-part series, “Louisiana Incarcerated,” will discuss what she learned while writing the articles, as well as share the reactions she’s received.
