Monday, May 18, 2026

THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, A Community Conversation

Join with Madison County neighbors for an engaging presentation and discussion with:

                 Dr. Craig Goforth, Chair
                 Criminal Justice and Forensics
                 Mars Hill University 
 
                 Friday, May 22
                 6:45 PM
                 Marshall Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall
                      (enter through the double doors at the top of the ramp)

THE PRISON INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX
Public vs. Private Prisons
A Community Conversation                            
       
Exploring questions such as:
  • Are private prisons constitutional?
  • How has incarceration become connected to profit and industry?
  • What is the “Prison Industrial Complex”?
  • How do public policy, economics, and justice intersect?
  • What are the impacts on communities and society?
  • What are the three strikes laws? 
 
More about the Prison Industrial Complex:

There will be ice cream from the BoBo Market  :-)