Latinos in Criminal Justice System: The case of Oscar Lopez Rivera and his book entitled “Between Torture and Resistance”.
Oscar Lopez Rivera, writer, author and artist : guest speaker
Outline
I. Early beginnings
II. Migration to Chicago
III. Building community in Chicago the Puerto Rican experience and struggle
IV. Vietnam
V. Declaratory political stand in Court, experience and imprisonment
VI. Prison conditions
VII. Campaign to free Oscar and release
VIII. International travels
IX. Puerto Rico and present struggle
Important quotes from the book ” Between Torture and Resistance”:
“Oscar’s voyage of terror through the prisons system in the US began in 1981. The physical conditions, abuse, and the torture of total isolation, sensory deprivation and the degrading frequency of the naked full body searches…… despite the hard times and experiences imaginable