Jamie Fellner

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:

References

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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

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