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Common Good Atlanta: Breaking Down the Walls of Mass Incarceration
Common Good Atlanta: Breaking Down the Walls of Mass Incarceration Screening and TalkBack
When and where
Date and time
Starts on Tuesday, March 21 · 7pm EDT
Location
Jones Room, Woodruff Library Level 3, Emory University 540 Asbury Circle Atlanta, GA 30322
About this event
In 2008, Sarah Higinbotham wanted to teach a literature class in a Georgia prison. But she discovered that no college programs existed in Georgia prisons at the time. So, she started one. Today, an all-volunteer group of over 70 faculty from six universities have reached over 700 incarcerated students in four prisons, plus a downtown course for prison-impacted people.
Common Good Atlanta: Breaking Down the Walls of Mass Incarceration (2022, 57 min.) looks at the impact of the program on both students and instructors. It shows the power of the liberal arts to restore hope and dignity in this age of mass incarceration.
A question-and-answer session with program alumni will follow the screening.