![Flyer text: State-Sponsored Torture: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on Solitary Confinement. The UN defines solitary confinement for more than 15 days as torture... [more facts cited] ...Yet, solitary confinement is still widely used throughout the state of NC and in Durham County and pretty much unregulated. Flyer lists panelists: Rev. Dr. Louis Threatt, Craig Waleed, EdD, Elizabeth Simpson, JD, Dan Siegel, JD, Sarah Hoffman, JD/MPP, Drew Doll. Event location: Goodson Chapel (inside the Duke Divinity School). For ADA access, please contact meredith.manchester@duke.edu. Parking: Bryan Center Parking Garage, $2/hr](https://emancipatenc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/panel-on-solitary-4.21_square-1029x675.png)
On April 21, 6:00 – 7:30pm, at the Duke University Divinity School, join Emancipate’s Elizabeth Simpson for State-Sponsored Torture: An Interdisciplinary Discussion on Solitary Confinement. The event will feature Elizabeth along with an excellent slate of other panelists to raise and answer questions about the widespread use of a practice in North Carolina that the UN defines as torture. Check out the event flyer above for full details.
We look forward to seeing you there!