by Nada Khader | Oct 27, 2024 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Racial Justice
Better Oversight Needed at Juvenile Justice Facilities The New York State Office of Children and Family Services is not adequately overseeing juvenile justice facilities outside New York City to ensure they meet State regulations for the health and safety of the youth...
by Nada Khader | Dec 18, 2023 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Economic and Human Rights, Militarism and Foreign Policy, Racial Justice
12-year-old Dunia lost her leg in an Israeli airstrike that killed her whole family. We filmed this video with Dunia during the seven-day truce, and yesterday an Israeli tank-fired shell killed her while she was recovering in Naser Hospital in Khan Younis....
by wespac-admin | Sep 20, 2022 | Criminal Justice, Director's Blog
The ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago has presented its 10 principles for ending pass incarceration and lengthy prison sentences. Read more here “The working group includes the following in its 10 principles: • Limit the use of pretrial detention. • Increase the...
by Nada Khader | Apr 27, 2022 | Blogs, Communities & Focus Areas, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Frontpage, Movement Building, Racial Justice
Scroll down below image for all details! Dear Friends of WESPAC, On Sunday, June 5th at 2pm, WESPAC friends and members will be gathering in person at Wainwright House in Rye on the waterfront on the Long Island Sound in honor of WESPAC’s 48th...
by Nada Khader | Apr 26, 2022 | Blogs, Criminal Justice, Director's Blog, Movement Building, Racial Justice
Excellent panel discussion this evening on Rikers Island with Jose Saldana, Vincent Schiraldi, Alelur Duran and Steven Dominguez. It’s been a disaster since it opened in 1932. Plans for closure began with Ed Koch. Will Eric Adams move forward or wiggle out? Where will...