
The School of Law hosted the third public hearing of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons (above), a yearlong national effort to explore the most serious problems behind bars in America today and how to solve them, on Nov. 1-2 in the Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom of Anheuser-Busch Hall. Margo Schlanger, J.D. (second row, third from the right), professor of law, is a commission member. The hearing focused on corrections officers and their work environment. Officers, administrators, labor leaders, former prisoners and other witnesses described pivotal changes in the work force and the job and conditions that jeopardize the health and safety of officers and prisoners.