Clinical Professor @YaleLawSch. Public defender. Special interest in capital & non-capital sentencing, mitigation, & victims’ views on punishment.
New Haven, CT
Joined April 2012
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This #NationalCrimeVictimsRIghtsWeek, let's learn from Black survivors.
From Retribution to ‘Healing’: Changing How We Help Crime Victims thecrimereport.org/2022/04/2… via @thecrimereport
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A mini @NAACP_LDF reunion with @msgohara, Judge Bolden, and Melissa Woods! So many wonderful and amazing people have come through LDF. I was lucky to spend time there as an attorney and be a part of their history.
I’m especially proud of this work with coalition partners, esp @CTVoices. Parole consideration for people younger than 21 aligns with justice & science.
Clinics Celebrate the Expansion of Parole Eligibility for Young People - Yale Law School law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/…
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We are participating in 2 sessions @law_soc tomorrow at 2:45! Healing, Reconciliation, and Reparative Action at 2:45 with @msgohara, @CanaleRo,@ivanabozic___, Jania Stewart-James and Caroline Nobo...
Daniel Loehr: Die in prison, House says to CT residents courant.com/2023/05/30/danie…
I'm so proud of @YaleLawSch Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic student Jammie Walker for creating a guide for people seeking sentencing modifications in CT. This amazing resource is now live! law.yale.edu/yls-today/news/…
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Data shows that in 2020, eight of the ten states with the highest murder rates voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election in this century. forbes.com/sites/ariannajohn…
Thank you @MarshallProj @Jamiles for reporting on the danger of CT’s suspension of commutation, a crucial safety valve in any functional criminal legal system themarshallproject.org/2023/…
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Clinical Professor @msgohara comments in @boltsmag about what the removal of Connecticut’s pardons board chair could mean for the state’s criminal justice reform efforts.
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Commutations are an essential part of correcting injustice and demonstrating the arbitrariness & racism inherent in sentencing. It is not surprising that this tool—that demonstrates the fallacies of perpetual punishment—is facing backlash, but CT must keep fighting for freedom.
Best reporting yet on CT’s commutations politics & their ramifications, esp racial injustice. Thank you @Kelan_Lyons we miss you! boltsmag.org/connecticut-gov…
Best reporting yet on CT’s commutations politics & their ramifications, esp racial injustice. Thank you @Kelan_Lyons we miss you! boltsmag.org/connecticut-gov…
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On-Demand -- this week's The Wheelhouse, where we about the suspension of commutations in Connecticut with @chrispkeating @MikeLawlor @msgohara and medical Aid In Dying legislation stalling in the leg. with @ctnewsjunkie, is available here: ctpublic.org/show/the-wheelh… @wnpr
Grateful for the chance to talk commutations on @wnpr The Wheelhouse this AM w/@MikeLawlor @_frankigraziano & Christopher Keating ctpublic.org/show/the-wheelh…
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“But nowhere has anyone pointed out a harm or threat caused by any of the commutations, other than on an emotional level. At the same time, we know clearly the cost of keeping people in prison.” – at Washington, DC
Editorial: The costs of continuing mass incarceration trib.al/dwPyvuK
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Editorial: The costs of continuing mass incarceration trib.al/dwPyvuK
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More on the issue of commutations in CT. I am a proud signatory on the letter – at Chicago, IL
The CT Board of Pardons and Paroles has been taking careful second looks at lengthy sentences. This @CTLawTribune letter from me and @YaleLawSch criminal justice colleagues explains why it is critical that the Board continues that work.
law.com/ctlawtribune/2023/04…
The CT Board of Pardons and Paroles has been taking careful second looks at lengthy sentences. This @CTLawTribune letter from me and @YaleLawSch criminal justice colleagues explains why it is critical that the Board continues that work.
law.com/ctlawtribune/2023/04…
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So great to be working with you and so many others on this important bill. A special shout out to @msgohara and the @YaleLawSch students w/ the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization for all their work to help get SB 952 out of committee. Onward!
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Let’s transform all correctional facilities into places of healing & hope where all individuals are treated with humanity. Let’s try something that actually works! Newsom wants to transform San Quentin using a Scandinavian model - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/story…
All the thanks in the world to @DeborahNArcher for speaking at our @LEAPforkids fundraiser! Prof. Archer inspired and gave us hope! 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Honored to have one of my favorite professors and mentors, Stephen Bright, come to hear me give a talk. And loved being in conversation with @msgohara.
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Join us for the Black Voices for the Future Convening sponsored by @blackfutureslab @PolicingEquity and @YALEAFAMstudies on 2/16. Speakers include JC members @msgohara @VeslaWeaver @jaricheson @elizabhinton @jformanjr
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