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Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the——United States Program of Human Rights Watch. 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.
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. She also can speak Spanish.
Media appearances※
Fellner's work has been widely reported on by the mass media and "she has been a guest on numerous television programs." 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.
Writings※
Fellner also wrote articles for different newspapers& such as:
- Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results
- Pain and Punishment for Persons with Mental Disabilities Behind Bars in the USA
- Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor
- "US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences", Human Rights Watch
- "A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone", The Huffington Post
- US: A Nation Behind Bars, "Human Rights Watch," 2014
- Decent Decision, Huffington Post.
- About mentally ill prisoners. December 2015.
- About mistreatment of inmates,
- US civil Liberties after September 11.
References※
- ^ Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
- ^ "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※
- 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.