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“My Brother’s Keeper: Mental Illness and the Criminal Justice System” will be discussed by two men with tragic first-hand knowledge of that topic, when the University of Memphis sponsors their appearance on campus Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. in the University Center Theatre (Room 145).

The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in the Zach Curlin Street parking garage adjacent to the University Center.

David Kaczynski

After David Kaczynski alerted the authorities that he suspected that his brother might be the mysterious bomber, Ted was arrested in 1996. Since that time, David has devoted his life to reforming the criminal justice system in New York and around the country and to promoting initiatives that can address the root causes of violence. He is director of New Yorkers for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.

Bill Babbitt

At the U of M program, both men will talk about how the United States’ current legal system deals with people who are mentally ill, and about what can be done to address shortcomings related to that issue.

The program is presented by the U of M’s Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, in cooperation with the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Amnesty International, and the Memphis branch of the NAACP.

More information is available at 615-361-6608 from Robin Nobling, who is with the Tennessee office of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.