Kenneth P. Thompson ’92 Lecture on Race and Criminal Justice Reform

The Peter L. Zimroth Center on the Administration of Criminal Law and the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law are pleased to invite you to the seventh annual Kenneth P. Thompson ’92 Lecture on Race and Criminal Justice Reform. The lecture will focus on “Second Look Sentencing”, examining how courts, prosecutors, and policymakers can revisit extreme sentences to reflect rehabilitation, changed circumstances and alignment with contemporary understandings of justice, rehabilitation, and public safety.

Panelists include John Gleeson, former federal district judge and partner at Debevoise and Plimpton who founded The Holloway Project, which combats excessive mandatory minimum sentences, Kevin Haynes, who was represented by The Holloway Project, Jule Hall, Assistant Director of Ambassadors and External Programs at the Innocence Project, and Sara Cohbra, Second Look Network Director at The Sentencing Project. The panel will be moderated by Vincent Southerland, Associate Professor of Law and Faculty Director of the Center on Race, Inequality, and the Law.

The program will include a short Q&A session with a reception immediately following the event.

This event has been approved to offer 1.5 New York State CLE credits in the category of Areas of Professional Practice.  The credit will be both transitional and non-transitional; it will be appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

This event is presented in partnership with our Law Alumni Association and Law Alumni of Color Association.

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