WHITE PLAINS, NY –  The 79th Texas Legislature issued a resolution in honor of Pace Law School Professor Michael Mushlin along with Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs Adjunct Professor Michele Deitch for their work in organizing a conference that focused on the oversight of U.S. prisons and jails. The conference, “Opening Up a Closed World: What Constitutes Effective Prison Oversight?”, was cosponsored by Pace Law School and held April 23-26, 2006, at the University of Texas at Austin, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs.

The resolution, which was presented on April 25, 2006, to Professors Mushlin and Deitch, states that “the topic of independent prison oversight is especially important at a time when the Texas criminal justice system is proving that it can live up to constitutional ideals without the need for court intervention and oversight.”

The resolution—presented during the conference by Representative Jerry Madden, chair of the House Corrections Committee—also commended Professors Mushlin and Deitch for stimulating dialogue and debate that would “lead to significant reforms within the U.S. criminal justice system.”

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