Activities, Events, and Engagement to Raise Awareness of the Incarceration System and Its Impact in Wisconsin
Explore the incarceration system and its impact on individuals within the context of UWM and Wisconsin. Engage with an interactive exhibit in the Student Union, experience a criminal legal system simulation, and attend a film screening.
Wisconsin has a unique set of laws and administrative codes governing the Department of Corrections (DOC). Do these policies and procedures contribute to public safety? How do these laws affect the lives of incarcerated individuals?
States of Incarceration
February 24 – March 14
UWM Student Union – Campus Level East
Created by over 800 people across 18 states, States of Incarceration is an interactive traveling exhibit that explores the roots of mass incarceration in communities and fosters dialogue on what should happen next. The carceral system is built on fear and separation rather than effectiveness and reason—yet it is funded by taxpayer dollars and accountable to us all. How does incarceration look across the country?
Stigmatized: A Criminal Legal System Simulation
Tuesday, March 4
Session 1: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Session 2: 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Lubar Entrepreneurship Center
Experience what it feels like to try and create a life after incarceration. Participants will navigate the challenges of re-entry and supervision through a series of activities and engage in a facilitated dialogue afterwards. Wisconsin has a population under community supervision (“parole/probation”) that is three times the size of its prison population. Learn how support systems are crucial and how society has a greater role to play than is often recognized. Because incarceration extends beyond prison.
“The Strike” Screening and Panel Discussion
Thursday, March 6 | 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
The Strike is a feature documentary that tells the story of a generation of California men who endured decades of solitary confinement and, against all odds, launched the largest hunger strike in U.S. history. Attend the screening and participate in a panel discussion featuring the film’s protagonist and local leaders in the movement.
Learn firsthand how this historic event was made possible through the vast support of community members, loved ones, and elected officials who recognized the urgent need for California to do better by the incarcerated individuals in its care.
Sponsored by
The Community | The Center for Student Experience and Talent | Sociocultural Programming | Helen Bader School of Social Welfare | School of Education | The Institute for Systems Change | Criminal Justice Student Association
From Incarceration to Empowerment: Simulation and Dialogue Series
These events may be recorded and photographed. By attending the events, you are consenting to the use of your likeness, image, and voice, without compensation, for use by UWM in any and all media