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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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.
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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...
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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…
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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…
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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
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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…
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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…
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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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Professor @msgohara describes a question that drives her work: “At what point does somebody get considered a victim and how does that impact the way they’re treated in the criminal legal system?”
🎧: Inside Yale Law School
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BREAKING — Oregon Governor Kate Brown has commuted the state's death row. Details to follow. @DPInfoCtr #deathpenalty
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Alabama will suspend executions for a “top-to-bottom review” of the process following a recent string of botched and failed lethal injections. Gov. Kay Ivey announced the suspension today and asked the Alabama attorney general’s office to stop seeking execution dates.
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Dean's Message: Berkeley Law will not participate in the US News rankings law.berkeley.edu/article/dea…
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.@innocence seeks a Post-Conviction Litigation Staff Attorney with 4 years of experience. Staff Attorneys also serve as Adjunct Professors at Cardozo School of Law, training and supervising law students in a year-long legal clinic and co-teaching seminars.
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Please help us spread the word about the 11/4 NY Public Defenders Career Fair @cynthia_godsoe @mch_tweets @ProfDavidJaros @nicoles_nyc @SteveZeidman @RachelBarkow @BonventreVin @martylafalce @greife_law @clarehuntington @NYLSImpact @ProfFerguson @msgohara @sandy_locks @NBLSA
Miriam Gohara retweeted
An eye-opening and important piece by @ChristinaSwarns about how race is a powerful driver of wrongful convictions.
- Black people are 7 times more likely than white people to be falsely convicted of serious crimes.
latimes.com/opinion/story/20…
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Systemic racism and structural oppression drive mass incarceration and produce wrongful conviction. #WrongfulConvictionDay
