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2019 Cardozo Life (Fall), Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law
2019 Cardozo Life (Fall), Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law
Cardozo Life
Table of Contents:
Top News & Events, page 3
Clinics News, page 13
Faculty with Impact, page 16
Q&A with Dean Melanie Leslie, page 21
Cardozo Women: A Legacy of Leadership, page 22
Cardozo Kicks Off 'Women's Votes, Women's Voices: 19 at 100'- A Year Long Speaker Series, page 38
Professor Recognized for His Advocacy on Behalf of Holocaust Victims in France, page 40
Justice Stevens' Interview with Professor Kate Shaw, page 44
Human Rights Clinic Director Pushes for Gender Equality, page 48
Student News, page 50
Movers & Shakers, page 54
Alumni News & Class Notes, page 56
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Statement Of Betsy Ginsberg, Clinical Associate Professor Of Law & Director, Civil Rights Clinic, Benjamin N. Cardozo School Of Law U.S. Commission On Civil Rights Public Briefing: Women In Prison: Seeking Justice Behind Bars, Betsy Ginsberg
Testimony
Although men make up a significant majority of the country’s prison population, the United States has the highest rate of incarceration of women in the world.1 In recent years, women have been the fastest growing segment of our population in jails and prisons. The significant but insufficient decline we have seen with respect to the overall prison population eclipses or obscures the trend we have seen in the imprisonment of women. While the trends vary from state to state, the overall picture for women has been far worse than for men. In most states the women’s population has either grown, …