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Friday, March 13, 2026 13:00to14:30

This event examines how carceral bureaucracies and corporate telecommunications interests have turned family contact into a profit-driven system, drawing on Michigan’s groundbreaking “Right to Hug” litigation to challenge the erosion of in-person visits amid mounting pressures on due process. It situates this litigation within broader jail and prison policies across the United States that replace physical visits with costly, unreliable, and highly surveilled video calls.

Saturday, March 28, 2026 10:00to15:00

Join us for an in‑depth conversation on the introduction of IRCAs in Quebec. Taking place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (Room 100), 91˿Ƶ Faculty of Law, this Symposium will bring together lawyers, judges, mental health clinicians, professors, students, and community members to explore the role of IRCAs in advancing equity and fairness within the criminal legal system. 

Saturday, March 28, 2026 10:00to15:00

Join us for an in depth conversation on the introduction of IRCAs in Quebec. Taking place on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Maxwell Cohen Moot Court (Room 100), 91˿Ƶ Faculty of Law, this Symposium will bring together lawyers, judges, mental health clinicians, professors, students, and community members to explore the role of IRCAs in advancing equity and fairness within the criminal legal system.

Details of the event
Saturday, March 28, 2026
10:00 – 15:00 (ET)
New Chancellor Day Hall
Maxwell Cohen Moot Court, Room 100

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