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Letter urges Senate Judiciary committee to stop treating public defenders as "less well-prepared for the bench than lawyers from prosecutor and civil practice backgrounds."
The leaders of the Institute to End Mass Incarceration describe the Institute's mission and its strategy for change.
The Commission is considering substantial reforms.
Students supervised by Crespo appeared in federal court to challenge a federal policy in Washington, DC, that doubles prison sentences for people accused of possessing a firearm.
Read coverage in Harvard Magazine of an event hosted by the Institute discussing the importance of protecting the right of people convicted of crimes to continue serving on juries.
Dharia tells Congress that there are "important measures Congress could undertake to address our country's addiction to incarceration."