Defenders: Alek Karakatsanis: Monetary Bail and Criminal Justice Reform in the Era of Mass Incarceration
10/21
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2020-10-21 12:15:00
2020-10-21 13:30:00
Defenders: Alek Karakatsanis: Monetary Bail and Criminal Justice Reform in the Era of Mass Incarceration
Event details: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/events/alek-karakatsanis-monetary-bail-and-criminal-justice-reform-era-mass-incarceration
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Online-Only Law School Event
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Online-Only Law School Event
1111 East 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637
Alec Karakatsanis is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps, an impact litigation nonprofit challenging unfair money bail practices. In 2016, he was awarded the Stephen B. Bright Award by Gideon's Promise and the Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by Public Justice. Alec will discuss his recent and ongoing efforts to challenge unfair monetary bail practices in jurisdictions across the country as well as the general state of criminal justice reform.