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Events for Spring, 2009:

SSDP at the Movies: Marijuana is Medicine & General Meeting
When: Monday, February 9th at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Room E110 of the Law School

Marijuana Is Medicine

New Jersey's Legislature is currently considering a bill to legalize marijuana for medicinal use.  The bill passed the New Jersey Senate's Health Committee last December.  Please see the proposed legislation: S119, A804.
 
Refreshments to be Served.  General Meeting to Follow.  Please see the Agenda.
Counting the Cost: Bridgeton
When:  Tuesday, February 10 from 3:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Bridgeton, NJ
New Jersey Assembly Majority Leader Bonnie Watson Coleman will host a series of public hearings aimed at the pervasive cycle of arrest, incarceration release and re-incarceration and its impact on our economy, our families and our communities. Presented by the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice.  For more information, or to testify, please call (609) 292-0500.
Counting the Cost: Camden
When:  Tuesday, February 17 from 3:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.
Where: Camden, NJ
Assemblywoman Bonnie Watson Coleman's final hearing in the above series.
SSDP at the Movies: Mississippi Drug War Blues & General Meeting
When:  Wednesday, February 25 at 12:30 p.m.
            Will move due to the APIL Auction, probably to the following day.
Where: The Law School.  Room To Be Announced
Cory Maye

At 11p.m on December 26, 2001 police in Prentiss, Mississippi raided the residence of Cory Maye, a 21-year-old father who was at home with his 18-month-old daughter Ta'Corriana.

The cops were looking for drugs and smashed through the back door. In the ensuing chaos, Maye hunkered down with his daughter in a bedroom and when the police broke down that door, he fired three bullets, one of which killed Officer Ron Jones. ...

"Mississippi Drug War Blues" is a story about the intersection of race; the war on drugs; the disturbing increase in the militarization of police tactics; and systemic flaws in the criminal justice and expert-testimony systems.

It is a tragedy in which one man is dead and another may spend his life in prison. It was the subject of an October 2006 story in reason by Senior Editor Radley Balko, whose coverage of the case led to Cory Maye receiving new legal representation and his death sentence being changed to life in prison. To read the original story, please go here.  Produced by Drew Carey for Reason.tv.  2008.  Run Time: 25 mins.

Refreshments served.  General Meeting to Follow.  Agenda To Be Announced.