Medical experts have recommended urgently depopulating prisons to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 among incarcerated individuals, correctional staff, and their families. But so far, policymakers and correctional leaders have only modestly applied this guidance to reduce prison populations. This webinar examines the medical foundation for this guidance, criminological research supporting broad decarceration–including for people with violent convictions, and insights into current prison conditions and advocacy efforts.
Speakers Include:
Carlos Franco-Paredes, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine-Infectious Disease at University of Colorado
Sonja Starr, Henry M. Butzel Professor of Law at the University of Michigan
Sam Lewis, Executive Director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition in California
Moderator: Nazgol Ghandnoosh, The Sentencing Project