- Nora Demleitner
Roy L. Steinheimer, Jr. Professor of Law
Washington and Lee University - David Harris
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair and Professor of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law - Tim Hegarty
Chief Investigator
Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for the City and County of Honolulu - Hugh Hurwitz
President
HJH Advisors, LLC - Evie Litwok
Executive Director
Witness to Mass Incarceration Inc. - Roberta Meyers Douglas
Vice President of State Strategy & Reentry
Legal Action Center - Sharone Mitchell
Public Defender of Cook County
Cook County Public Defender’s Office - Kevin Sabet
President
Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) - John Valverde
President and CEO
YouthBuild USA - Troy Vaughn
Co-Founder and Executive
Los Angeles Regional Reentry Partnership - David Velazquez
Director, Education Business Coalitions, Smart Justice
UNITE-LA/Association of Chamber Executives - Dr. Marsha Weissman
Adjunct Professor
Maxwell School, Syracuse University - Brie Williams
Professor of Medicine and Director
University of California San Francisco and Amend
Homicide Likely Reaching a New Historic Low as Most Crime Rates Continue to Decline at Mid-Year
New CCJ analysis finds 9 of 13 offenses declined in the first half of 2026, including an 18% drop in homicide; shoplifting the only offense remaining above 2019 levels
