Jamie Fellner
Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the United States Program of Human Rights Watch.[1][2] The U.S. Program focuses on human rights violations within the United States. From 2004-09, she also served on the U.S. National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.[1][3]
Education
[edit]Jamie Fellner obtained a bachelor's degree from Smith College and went on to obtain her Juris Doctor from Boalt Hall at the University of California-Berkeley. Fellner also completed doctoral work at Stanford University in Latin American history.[2] She also can speak Spanish.[4]
Media appearances
[edit]Fellner's work has been widely reported on by the mass media and she has been a guest on numerous television programs.[2] She has appeared as a guest on ABC Evening News, The Today Show, Hardball, Crossfire, The O'Reilly Factor, All Things Considered, Hannity and Colmes, and BBC News.[2]
Writings
[edit]Fellner also wrote articles for different newspapers& such as:
- Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results[5]
- Pain and Punishment for Persons with Mental Disabilities Behind Bars in the USA[6]
- Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor[7]
- "US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences", Human Rights Watch[8]
- "A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone", The Huffington Post[9]
- US: A Nation Behind Bars, Human Rights Watch, 2014[10]
- Decent Decision, Huffington Post.[11]
- About mentally ill prisoners. December 2015.[12]
- About mistreatment of inmates,[13]
- US civil Liberties after September 11.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "The Commissioners". National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Marshall, Carolyn (August 20, 2005). "Panel on Prison Rape Hears Victims' Chilling Accounts". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
- ^ Jamie FellnerAsesora principal, Programa de Estados Unidos backend.hrw.org
- ^ Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results www.huffpost.com
- ^ Pain and punishment for persons with mental disabilities behind bars in the USA www.emerald.com
- ^ Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor observer.com
- ^ US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences www.hrw.org
- ^ A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone www.huffpost.com
- ^ US: A Nation Behind Bars www.hrw.org
- ^ Decent Decisions www.huffpost.com
- ^ US prison system abuses mentally ill inmates: report www.aa.com.tr
- ^ Targeting Blacks www.hrw.org
- ^ A Roundtable Discussion with Jamie Fellner, Elisa Massimino, and Michael Ratner. December 31, 2002 www.carnegiecouncil.org
Further reading
[edit]- Fellner, Jamie. "Beyond Reason: Executing Persons with Mental Retardation", Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities, American Bar Association, Summer 2001, accessed July 4, 2009.
- Godoy, Maria. Q&A Solitary Confinement and Human Rights", National Public Radio, July 27, 2006, accessed July 4, 2009.
External links
[edit]- Jamie Fellner, bio from HRW, including links to several articles she penned.