New CCJ Members

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

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Event Recording: Beyond Recidivism: What We Know About Women on Parole

The Council on Criminal Justice Women’s Justice Commission hosted a conversation with a panel of experts about what the findings revealed, how parole and reentry systems can better respond to women’s needs and responsibilities, and what it will take to improve outcomes for women, families, and communities.

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This month’s spotlighted member is Matthew Cavedon, director of the Project on Criminal Justice at the Cato Institute.