Events Calendar
Civil Rights Clinic Lunch Talk: Preventable Tragedies Report
- Date:
- January 31, 2017
- Start:
- 12:00pm
- End:
- 1:00pm
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- Location:
- TNH 2.139 (Wilson Classroom)
- Event type:
- Panel Discussion / Speaker Series
- On the web:
- http://bit.ly/2iFHqvf
Join us for a lunchtime discussion on the Texas Law Civil Rights Clinic’s new report Preventable Tragedies: How to Reduce Mental Health-Related Deaths in Texas Jails. The Report tells the stories of ten tragic and preventable deaths in Texas jails and offers recommendations to improve diversion and treatment of persons with mental illness and related health needs.
Panelists: Diana Claitor, Executive Director, Texas Jail Project Amanda Gnaedinger, Legal Fellow, Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, Report Co-Author Alexander Stamm, Texas Law (‘17), Report Co-Author
Moderator: Ranjana Natarajan, Director, Civil Rights Clinic
Co-Sponsors: UT Opportunity Forum Texas Law Civil Rights Clinic
The event is free and open to the public, and lunch is provided. Registration is required. To register, visit http://bit.ly/2iFHqvf
- Specific audiences:
- Texas Law students
- Faculty
- General public
- Sponsored by:
- William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law
- Civil Rights Clinic
If you need an accommodation to participate in this event, please contact the sponsor listed above or the Texas Law Special Events Office at specialevents@law.utexas.edu no later than seven business days prior to the event.