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Grisham to lead prison-reform discussion in Va.
"Incarceration Nation" will focus on the prison-reform movement. It also will include an episode of the documentary "30 Days," which depicts filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's month in jail.
The discussion, to be held Monday in Charlottesville, is a fundraiser for Legal Aid Justice Center, a nonprofit that provides legal representation to low-income people. Last year's event raised more than $150,000.
Legal Aid Executive Director Alex Gulotta said this year's topic was inspired in part by U.S. Sen. Jim Webb. The senator wants to create an 18-month review of the criminal-justice system through the National Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009.


