State Sen. Lena Taylor
Press Release

Sen. Taylor to host criminal justice events for Black History Month

The events seek to highlight the continued disparities in the criminal justice system as well as obstacles to successful re-entry.

By - Feb 13th, 2017 11:58 am

(MADISON) – As part of a month-long program of celebration and appreciation for Black History Month, Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) will be hosting events focused on criminal justice from February 20th – 24th in Madison and Milwaukee. The events seek to highlight the continued disparities in the criminal justice system as well as obstacles to successful re-entry. The Senator will host the following events in Milwaukee:

Tuesday, February 14th
7:30-9:30am: WPRI presentation – Unlocking Potential: Giving hope to prisoners (Wisconsin Center – 400 W Wisconsin Ave)

Monday, February 20th 
5:30pm: Movie Screening: 13th (WAAW Center)

Tuesday, February 21st
5:30-7:30pm: State of Justice System Presentation (WAAW Center)

Wednesday, February 22nd
5:30-7:30pm: Navigating the DOC (WAAW Center)
5:30pm: Read-in: Let’s Break the Pipeline to Prison (MLK Library – 310 W Locust St.)

Thursday, February 23rd
5:30pm: Panel discussion with DOC’s Division of Juvenile Corrections
(WAAW Center)

Friday, February 24th
5:30pm: Movie screening: 53206 (WAAW Center Milwaukee)

Saturday & Sunday, February 25th & 26th
6:00-8:00pm: Making a Slave: A Play by Voices of a Fatherless Child
(606 W Concordia Ave.)

The WAAW Center is located at 3020 W. Vliet St. in Milwaukee. All events are open to the public. Members of the media are invited to attend.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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