Race and the Law Symposium 2020

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Re-Imagining Criminal Justice in the 21st Century

January 31, 2020

 A panel of prosecutors, criminal defense attorneys, criminal justice reformers, and restorative justice practitioners discussed new approaches to the criminal justice system.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

  • TJ Donovan, Vermont Attorney General
  • Tiffany Cabán, National Political Organizer for the Working Families Party

GUEST PANELISTS

  • Anton Robinson, Senior Planner, Vera Institute of Justice, New York, N.Y.
  • Sia Henry, Senior Program Associate, Impact Justice, Oakland, Calif.
  • Robert Appel, Criminal Defense Attorney, Burlington, Vt.
  • Captain Garry Scott, Director of Fair and Impartial Policing and Community Affairs, Vermont State Police
  • Myriam Feliz, Supervisor, Chelsea District Court
  • Mark Hughes, Activist, The Vermont Racial Justice Institute, Burlington, Vt.
  • Willa Farrell, Director, Court Diversion and Pretrial Services, Vermont Attorney General's Office
  • Eric Gonzalez, Brooklyn District Attorney

MODERATORS

  • Professor Mark Latham
  • Professor Robert Sand

A conference for judges, prosecutors, defenders, child protection workers, community advocates, policy makers, and others

CONFERENCE MATERIALS

SYMPOSIUM AUDIO RECORDINGS and PLAYLIST



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