Jamie Fellner is senior counsel for the United States Program of Human Rights Watch. The U.S. Program focuses on human rights violations within the United States. From 2004-09, she also served on the U.S. National Prison Rape Elimination Commission.Johnson, Carrie. "Panel Sets Guidelines For Fighting Prison Rape", Washington Post, June 23, 2009, retrieved July 2, 2009.
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. She also can speak Spanish.Jamie FellnerAsesora principal, Programa de Estados Unidos backend.hrw.org
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 ABC Evening News, The Today Show, Hardball, Crossfire, The O'Reilly Factor, All Things Considered, Hannity and Colmes, and BBC News.
Writings Fellner also wrote articles for different newspapers& such as: Lethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful ResultsLethal Injections Ill-Conceived, With Painful Results www.huffpost.com Pain and Punishment for Persons with Mental Disabilities Behind Bars in the USAPain and punishment for persons with mental disabilities behind bars in the USA www.emerald.com Power Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The PoorPower Failure: NYC Judges Penalize The Poor observer.com "US Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences", Human Rights WatchUS Right to Curb Harsh Drug Sentences www.hrw.org "A Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone", The Huffington PostA Drug Abuse Policy That Fails Everyone www.huffpost.com US: A Nation Behind Bars, Human Rights Watch, 2014US: A Nation Behind Bars www.hrw.org Decent Decision, Huffington Post.Decent Decisions www.huffpost.com About mentally ill prisoners. December 2015.US prison system abuses mentally ill inmates: report www.aa.com.tr About mistreatment of inmates,Targeting Blacks www.hrw.org US civil Liberties after September 11.A Roundtable Discussion with Jamie Fellner, Elisa Massimino, and Michael Ratner. December 31, 2002 www.carnegiecouncil.org
References
Further reading Fellner, Jamie. "Beyond Reason: Executing Persons with Mental Retardation", Section of Individual Rights & Responsibilities, American Bar Association, Summer 2001, accessed July 4, 2009. Godoy, Maria. Q&A Solitary Confinement and Human Rights", National Public Radio, July 27, 2006, accessed July 4, 2009.
External links Jamie Fellner, bio from HRW, including links to several articles she penned.