Talks
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TO INCARCERATE OR NOT “Punishment: The U.S. Record: A Social Research Conference” is a two-day symposium sponsored by the New School and the Social Research journal. The conference is designed to provoke conversations about the foundations of American punishment, the effects of current punishment practices, and alternatives to incarceration. Events include a reading by actors Richard Gere and Carey Lowell, and a panel on law, justice, and punishment, featuring a professor at the New York University School of Law, David Garland, and a professor at Yale Law School, John Donahue. Today and tomorrow, today, 10:30 a.m.–7 p.m., tomorrow, 10 a.m.–7 p.m., the New School, 66 W. 12th St., between Fifth and Sixth avenues, 212-229-5776, ext. 3121, $50 for conference, $12 for individual sessions.
IN THE BEDROOM Makor presents “Ask the Sexperts,” a conversation with a pair of columnists for New York magazine, Em and Lo, who answer the more embarrassing questions and offer sound advice for young women. Tonight, 7 p.m., 92nd Street Y, Makor, Steinhardt Building, 35 W. 67th St., between Columbus Avenue and Central Park West, 212-601-1000, $12–$15.