Jamie Fellner

Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the United States Program of Human Rights Watch.[1][2] The U.S. Program focuses on human rights violations within the United States. From 2004-2009 she also served on the U.S. National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.[1][3]

Jamie Fellner
Alma materSmith College

Education

Jamie Fellner obtained a bachelor's degree from Smith College and went on to obtain her Juris Doctor from Boalt Hall at the University of California-Berkeley. Fellner also completed doctoral work at Stanford University in Latin American history.[2]

Media appearances

Fellner's work has been widely reported on by the mass media and she has been a guest on numerous television programs.[2] Some of her appearances in the media include guest spots on "The Today Show", "ABC Evening News", CNN’s "Crossfire", "The O'Reilly Factor", MSNBC's "Hardball", "All Things Considered", "Hannity and Colmes", and BBC news.[2]


writings

Fellner also wrote articles for different newspapers& such as:

Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results [4]

Pain and punishment for persons with mental disabilities behind bars in the USA. [5]

Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor, [6]

"US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences" in Human Rights Watch [7]

"A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone" in The Huffington Post. [8]

References
  1. Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
  2. "The Commissioners". National Prison Rape Elimination Commission. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  3. Marshall, Carolyn (August 20, 2005). "Panel on Prison Rape Hears Victims' Chilling Accounts". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-07-02.
  4. Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results
  5. Pain and punishment for persons with mental disabilities behind bars in the USA
  6. Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor
  7. US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences
  8. A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone

Further reading
  • Jamie Fellner, bio from HRW, including links to several articles she penned.
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