Civil Rights Behind Bars with Andrea Armstrong, J.D.

The 18th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture

Civil Rights Behind Bars with Andrea Armstrong, J.D.

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Strickler Hall, Middleton Auditorium

The Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research is delighted to announce Andrea Armstrong as our lecturer for the 18th Annual Anne Braden Memorial Lecture. Andrea Armstrong is an interdisciplinary scholar and law professor at Loyola University New Orleans. She is a leading national expert on prison and jail conditions and founder of IncarcerationTransparency.org, which collects and analyzes data on deaths behind bars and in custody. Her profound work in incarceration transparency made her one of the 2023 recipients of the MacArthur Foundation “Genius Grant”.

Armstrong’s scholarship focuses on state and federal law governing incarceration and detention policies; she often integrates law, history, public health, and the arts in her efforts to elucidate the human costs of incarceration for broad audiences. Her research, legal writings, and advocacy are rooted in incarcerated people’s experiences in Louisiana, but the influence of her work is much broader.

Armstrong’s lecture topic, Civil Rights Behind Bars, will respond to and challenge poor living conditions in prisons and jails, and in particular the deaths of individuals in custody.

*More details to come about the Research Meets Activism Breakfast and Panel for Friday, November 8th featuring community activists and Andrea Armstrong

Updated October 3, 2024