Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the United States Program of

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. The U.S. Program focuses on human rights violations within the United States. From 2004-09, she also served on the U.S.

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.Johnson, Carrie.
Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape
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'', June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.

Education

Jamie Fellner obtained a bachelor's degree from

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and went on to obtain her

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from

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at the

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. Fellner also completed doctoral work at

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. She also can speak Spanish.

Media appearances

Fellner's work has been widely reported on by the mass media and she has been a guest on numerous television programs. She has appeared as a guest on ''

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Writings

Fellner also wrote articles for different newspapers& such as: *''Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results'' *''Pain and Punishment for Persons with Mental Disabilities Behind Bars in the USA'' *''Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor'' *"US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences", ''

'' *"A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone", ''

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'' *US: A Nation Behind Bars, Human Rights Watch, 2014 * Decent Decision, Huffington Post. * About mentally ill prisoners. December 2015. * About mistreatment of inmates, * US civil Liberties after September 11.A Roundtable Discussion with Jamie Fellner, Elisa Massimino, and Michael RatnerDecember 31, 2002
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References

External links

Jamie Fellner
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