February 26, 2026

6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, Eastern Time

From Convict Leasing to Mass Incarceration: Understanding the Black Carceral Experience Through the Lens of Environmental Justice

Rutgers Law School (Newark) Center for Law & Justice, Newark, New Jersey

Join us for a Community Public Forum examining the Black carceral experience through the environmental justice lens, highlighting the intersections of mass incarceration, environmental harm, and health inequalities.

February 26, 2026

6:00-8:30 PM

CLJ Atrium

Cosponsors: Women Who Never Give-Up (WWNG UP); Rutgers Center on Criminal Justice, Youth Rights, and Race; Clean Water Action; Rutgers Criminal Law Society; Rutgers Environmental Law Society