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

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

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

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

  1. ^ a b Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d "The Commissioners". National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. ^ Marshall, Carolyn (August 20, 2005). "Panel on Prison Rape Hears Victims' Chilling Accounts". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  4. ^ Jamie FellnerAsesora principal, Programa de Estados Unidos backend.hrw.org
  5. ^ Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results www.huffpost.com
  6. ^ Pain and punishment for persons with mental disabilities behind bars in the USA www.emerald.com
  7. ^ Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor observer.com
  8. ^ US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences www.hrw.org
  9. ^ A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone www.huffpost.com
  10. ^ US: A Nation Behind Bars www.hrw.org
  11. ^ Decent Decisions www.huffpost.com
  12. ^ US prison system abuses mentally ill inmates: report www.aa.com.tr
  13. ^ Targeting Blacks www.hrw.org
  14. ^ A Roundtable Discussion with Jamie Fellner, Elisa Massimino, and Michael Ratner. December 31, 2002 www.carnegiecouncil.org

Further reading

  • 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

  • Jamie Fellner, bio from HRW, including links to several articles she penned.
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