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Saturday, January 30, 2016 • 8pm-11pm • DC RAPP celebrated the homecoming of returning citizen Abdus-Shahid Ali, released after serving 50 years in prison

Sadly, Brother Ali was too ill to attend, and he passed on March 3rd. Bro. Ali’s funeral was held on Monday, March 7 at Islamic Heritage Foundation, 3765 I Street SE Washington, DC; he is buried at Al-Firdaus Memorial Gardens, Frederick, MD. All RAPP chapters mourn his loss. In his memory, we will work harder than ever to release aging people in a timely manner.

Saturday, January 30, 2016 • 8pm-11pm • DC RAPP celebrated the homecoming of returning citizen Abdus-Shahid Ali, released after serving 50 years in prisonRead More

THURSDAY, November 19, 2015 • 7:00 pm • “Locking Up Dissenters and the Poor: Understanding the Roots of Mass Incarceration in the U.S.” with Eddie Conway, Johanna Fernandez, & Laura Whitehorn of RAPP

Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY • Sponsored by Difference and Media Project, Center for Civic Engagement, & student groups

THURSDAY, November 19, 2015 • 7:00 pm • “Locking Up Dissenters and the Poor: Understanding the Roots of Mass Incarceration in the U.S.” with Eddie Conway, Johanna Fernandez, & Laura Whitehorn of RAPPRead More

Saturday, October 3, 2015 • 12:30-2:00 pm • RAPP’s René Valdez spoke on “America’s Aging Prisoners: The Imprisonment of Black Life”

American University, Washington, DC • RAPP’s René Valdez spoke on “America’s Aging Prisoners: The Imprisonment of Black Life” at the Public Anthropology Conference on “Shifting Climates” • MGC200 (directions to Mary Graydon Center #200)

Saturday, October 3, 2015 • 12:30-2:00 pm • RAPP’s René Valdez spoke on “America’s Aging Prisoners: The Imprisonment of Black Life”Read More