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Documentary: 13th


Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Smith Auditorium

A 2016 Oscar-nominated American documentary by director Ava DuVenay centered on race in the United States criminal justice system. The film is titled after the 13th ammendment to the U.S. Consitution, which outlawed slavery.

Discussion following the viewing will be facilitated by David Singleton of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center.  Mr. Singleton is a national leader in advocacy and policy reform for those who are and have been incarcerated. He and his staff also provide community education related to the criminal justice system.

Mr. Singleton received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1991, and his A.B. in Economics and Public Policy, cum laude, from Duke University in 1987. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Singleton received a Skadden Fellowship to work at the Legal Action Center for the Homeless in New York City, where he practiced for three years. He then worked as a public defender for seven years, first with the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and then with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. After moving to Cincinnati in the summer of 2001, Mr. Singleton practiced at Thompson Hine before joining OJPC as its Executive Director in July 2002. David is also an Assistant Professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

Documentary: 13th


Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Campus: Dayton
Location: Smith Auditorium

A 2016 Oscar-nominated American documentary by director Ava DuVenay centered on race in the United States criminal justice system. The film is titled after the 13th ammendment to the U.S. Consitution, which outlawed slavery.

Discussion following the viewing will be facilitated by David Singleton of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center.  Mr. Singleton is a national leader in advocacy and policy reform for those who are and have been incarcerated. He and his staff also provide community education related to the criminal justice system.

Mr. Singleton received his J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School in 1991, and his A.B. in Economics and Public Policy, cum laude, from Duke University in 1987. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Singleton received a Skadden Fellowship to work at the Legal Action Center for the Homeless in New York City, where he practiced for three years. He then worked as a public defender for seven years, first with the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem and then with the Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia. After moving to Cincinnati in the summer of 2001, Mr. Singleton practiced at Thompson Hine before joining OJPC as its Executive Director in July 2002. David is also an Assistant Professor of Law at Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law.