Community Corner
Human Rights Shabbat at Congregation Solel with David Shapiro
On December 5 at 7:30 pm, Congregation Solel will be hosting a Human Rights Shabbat as part of an initiative involving over 185 communities.
On December 5 at 7:30 pm, Congregation Solel will be hosting a Human Rights Shabbat as part of an initiative involving over 185 communities throughout North America. The service will focus on solitary confinement, an issue affecting over 80,000 Americans, including children, within the US prison system. The service will feature special readings, prayers, and music, as well as a very special speaker - David Shapiro. David is a professor at Northwestern Law School and an attorney at the MacArthur Justice Center and represents clients seeking redress for injuries caused by the criminal justice system. Prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern, he was a staff attorney at the ACLU National Prison Project, where his litigation and advocacy work focused on immigration detention, privatized incarceration, access to information about jails and prisons, and prisoners’ First Amendment rights. David has written on the topic of solitary confinement, arguing that it’s overused in the Illinois prison system (http://www.suntimes.com/news/otherviews/30774845-452/solitary-confinement-is-overused-in-illinois-prisons.html#.VG58vPnF9z8)
