Disability & Philanthropy Webinar Series: Disability, Policing, and Mass Incarceration
Disabled people make up a disproportionately high rate of the prison population, and it is estimated that 50% of people killed by police have a disability. As we witness a continuing increase in mass incarceration of and police violence against disabled people, especially those who hold multiple marginalized identities, we must urgently take action to shift these deeply harmful trends. We must dismantle the systemic racism and ableism that criminalizes disabled people.
This webinar was moderated by Judy Belk, Senior Advisor of the California Wellness Foundation and featured Jamelia Morgan, Director of the Center for Racial and Disability Justice at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; Candace Coleman, Community Organizer, Racial Justice at Access Living; and Subini Ancy Annamma, Ph.D., Associate Professor at Stanford University as panelists.
For more about the 2023 Learning Series, visit https://disabilityphilanthropy.org/2023-disability-philanthropy-forum-learning-opportunities/
0:00 Welcome, Poll, and Housekeeping
4:29 Judy Belk Introduction
6:15 Candace Coleman Introduction
9:22 Jamelia Morgan Introduction
11:57 Subini Annamma Introduction
14:43 Judy's Personal Connection
15:39 The Intersection of Race, Disability, and Policing
19:25 Disproportionate Policing and Incarceration of Disabled People
23:47 Mass Incarceration and Eugenics
29:01 Reentry for Formerly Incarcerated People with Disabilities
32:40 Disability, Law Enforcement, and Civil Rights
37:02 What Funders Can Do
43:54 Q&A: Police in Schools
46:51 Q&A: Mass Incarceration and Mental Health
52:01 Q&A: Disability in Communities of Color
55:56 Call to Action and Close
