Jamie Fellner

Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the United States Program of Human Rights Watch.[1][2] 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.[1][3]

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.[2]

Media appearances

Fellner's work has been widely reported on by the mass media and she has been a guest on numerous television programs.[2] 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.[2]

Writing

Fellner also wrote articles for different newspapers& such as:

  • Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results[4]
  • Pain and Punishment for Persons with Mental Disabilities Behind Bars in the USA[5]
  • Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor[6]
  • "US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences", Human Rights Watch[7]
  • "A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone", The Huffington Post[8]

References
  1. Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. "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. Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results
  5. Pain and punishment for persons with mental disabilities behind bars in the USA
  6. Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor
  7. US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences
  8. A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone

Further reading
  • Jamie Fellner, bio from HRW, including links to several articles she penned.
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