Join us for the Black Voices for the Future Convening sponsored by Black Futures Lab Policing Equity and Af-Am Studies on 2/16. Speakers include JC members Miriam Gohara @VeslaWeaver Jennifer Richeson Elizabeth Hinton James Forman, Jr. eventbrite.com/e/black-voices…

All the thanks in the world to Deborah Archer (threads: DeborahNArcher) for speaking at our LEAP, Inc fundraiser! Prof. Archer inspired and gave us hope! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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/sto…

@theCTJA So great to be working with you and so many others on this important bill. A special shout out to Miriam Gohara and the Yale Law School students w/ the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization for all their work to help get SB 952 out of committee. Onward!

Editorial: The costs of continuing mass incarceration trib.al/dwPyvuK

“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.”

The CT Board of Pardons and Paroles has been taking careful second looks at lengthy sentences. This Connecticut Law Tribune letter from me and Yale Law School criminal justice colleagues explains why it is critical that the Board continues that work. law.com/ctlawtribune/2…

More on the issue of commutations in CT. I am a proud signatory on the letter

Grateful for the chance to talk commutations on Connecticut Public The Wheelhouse this AM w/Mike Lawlor Frankie Graziano & Christopher Keating ctpublic.org/show/the-wheel…

On-Demand -- this week's The Wheelhouse, where we about the suspension of commutations in Connecticut with Christopher Keating Mike Lawlor Miriam Gohara and medical Aid In Dying legislation stalling in the leg. with ctnewsjunkie, is available here: ctpublic.org/show/the-wheel… Connecticut Public

Best reporting yet on CT’s commutations politics & their ramifications, esp racial injustice. Thank you Kel Lyons we miss you! boltsmag.org/connecticut-go…

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.

Clinical Professor Miriam Gohara comments in Bolts about what the removal of Connecticut’s pardons board chair could mean for the state’s criminal justice reform efforts. boltsmag.org/connecticut-go…

Thank you The Marshall Project @Jamiles for reporting on the danger of CT’s suspension of commutation, a crucial safety valve in any functional criminal legal system themarshallproject.org/2023/05/06/con…

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/ariannaj…

I'm so proud of Yale Law School 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…

Daniel Loehr: Die in prison, House says to CT residents courant.com/2023/05/30/dan…

We are participating in 2 sessions Law and Society tomorrow at 2:45! Healing, Reconciliation, and Reparative Action at 2:45 with Miriam Gohara, @CanaleRo,Ivana Bozic, Jania Stewart-James and Caroline Nobo...

I’m especially proud of this work with coalition partners, esp ⁦CT Voices for Children⁩. 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…

A mini ⁦Legal Defense Fund⁩ reunion with ⁦Miriam Gohara⁩, 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.