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U.S. Department of Justice - Paul Woodard
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Mr. Woodard is presently serving as the General Council to the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. Woodard has his BA from the University of North Carolina and an LLB from the University of Virginia. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Penal Reform: Historic and Future Perspectives - Tom Murton
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Tom Murton has had much experience in working with penal and correctional institutions. Perhaps he is best known for his work with the Arkansas State Penitentiary system as superintendent at both the Tucker and Cummins Prison Farms where he was warden when the graves were discovered in the prison yard. Murton is currently a professor of criminal justice at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Chainsaw - Jack Bell
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - "Chainsaw" Jack was an old peck who had spent most of his 50 years in southern prisons...For years he was in and out of fights, jails, love affairs, barrooms, and courtrooms. He paid fines to the city and county authorities as regularly as most men pay mortgages." Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Out of the Cornfields - Martha Wheeler
1:00 PM – South Ball Room, Memorial Union - Miss Wheeler was born and raised in Ohio and received her college education at Ohio State University. She has a BS in Social Administration and Juris Doctor. She is currently President Designate of The American Correctional Association. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Dan Johnson
12:00 PM – YMCA Dining Room - Lunch with Des Moines attorney and civil libertarian Dan Johnston. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Myths of Corrections: An Inside look - Joe Grant
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Joe Grant's first arrest was at age eight. He served time at Portsmouth Naval Prison, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, and Sandstone Federal Reformatory. He formed PHASE IV, a non-profit corporation and began publishing PENAL DIGEST INTERNATIONAL last June. The publication is the largest of its kind serving the needs of prisoners, their families, and ex-prisoners. PHASE IV has just changed its name to the National Prisoner Center. The organization under the direction of Grant, is hoping to make Iowa City and Iowa one of the major centers for penal reform in the United States. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Women and Women's Lib and the Law - Diane B. Schulder
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Diane Schulder is a member of the new York bar. She received her legal training at Columbia University School of Law, graduating there in 1964. She worked tow years with the criminal branch of the Legal Aid Society. Her other cases have involved the right of soldiers and others to speak out against the war in Vietnam. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

The Salt of the Earth
12:00 PM – Council Chambers - Film. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Criminal Justice in America: The Police Perspective
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Commissioner Murphy holds a BA and a MPA degree, is a graduate of the FBI National Law Enforcement Academy and a former Dean of Administration and Police Science, College of Police Science, City University of New York. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Criminal Justice in America - Patrick Murphy
12:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - From the University Lectures Program archive.