Events

Learn more about upcoming and past Foundation events — where our community joins key stakeholders and the public to advance bioethics conversations that impact policy and practice.

Upcoming Events

Confinement and Care: The Ethics of Health Care Behind Bars

Monday, November 16, 2026 / 5:30 p.m. EST / New York, NY

On November 16, 2026, The Greenwall Foundation will host this year’s William C. Stubing Memorial Lecture in person in New York City and online. Homer Venters, MD, former Chief Medical Officer for the New York City jail system, will discuss the ethical dimensions of health care in carceral settings, including jails, prisons, and immigration detention centers. Dr. Venters will be joined in conversation by Keri Blakinger, an investigative reporter at ProPublica covering federal prisons and the death penalty.

The event will begin with a reception at 5:30 p.m. EST, followed by the moderated conversation beginning at 6:30 p.m. EST. An audience question-and-answer session will follow. Registration is free and open to all, but in-person seating is limited.

Register here