{"id":1529,"date":"2022-08-03T11:43:10","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T15:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/american-criminal-law-review\/?page_id=1529"},"modified":"2025-05-12T11:09:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T15:09:22","slug":"2020-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/american-criminal-law-review\/american-criminal-law-review-symposium\/past-symposia\/2020-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"2020 Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">October 19 through October 22, 2020, the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">American Criminal Law Review<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, in conjunction with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Georgetown University Law Center, hosted its biannual Symposium, this year focused on sentencing reform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Symposium, entitled \u201cPrison Brake: Rethinking the Sentencing Status Quo,&#8221; emerged in response to the growing consensus that the American criminal legal system is broken. Practitioners, scholars, and activists from across the ideological spectrum agree that our nation over-prosecutes, over-charges, and over-incarcerates. Mass incarceration sits at the center of an ongoing debate that intersects with systemic bias, economic disparity, and a national fixation on incarceration as the punishment of choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This program was designed to expose these deficiencies and to consider practices and policies that can significantly reduce and reform imprisonment. Over four days, practitioners, academics, and impacted individuals discussed prison policy, tools for litigation and seeking justice, the perspectives of all voices in the criminal legal system, and mitigation strategies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Read the Symposium Issue (Volume 58, Issue 4) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/american-criminal-law-review\/in-print\/volume-58-number-4-fall-2021\/\">here<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Individual Webcasts of Each Keynote Speaker and Panel Are Available with Captions Below:<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Introductory Remarks:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Dean William Treanor, <em>Dean and Executive Vice President, Georgetown University Law Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chris Adams,\u00a0<em>President, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-19 Intro Remarks\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486546298?h=90060fb63d&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rethinking Prison &#8211; Lessons from Scandinavia:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Professor Steven Chanenson,\u00a0<em>Professor of Law, Director of the Villanova Sentencing Workshop, Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Syn\u00f8ve Andersen,\u00a0<em>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jordan Hyatt,\u00a0<em>Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-19 Panel 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486545679?h=81861bb0fa&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rethinking Prison &#8211; Implementing Reform at Home and Abroad<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Dr. Jordan Hyatt, <em>Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Justice Studies, Drexel University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Syn\u00f8ve Andersen,\u00a0<em>Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Patricia Connor-Council,\u00a0<i>Unit Manager, State Correctional Institution Chester, Pennsylvania\u00a0Department of Corrections<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Superintendent Kenneth Eason,\u00a0<em>Superintendent, State Correctional Institution Chester, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Governor Are Hoidal,\u00a0<em>Governor, Halden Prison<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-19 Panel 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486545060?h=3b04ffa34d&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Is Prison Necessary?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Susan Marcus,\u00a0<em>Criminal Defense Attorney<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Law Firm of Susan K. Marcus LLC<\/em><\/p>\n<p>sujatha baliga,\u00a0<em>Senior Fellow<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Restorative Justice Project<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Anne Oredeko,\u00a0<em>Supervising Attorney, Racial Justice Unit, Legal Aid Society<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jorge Antonio Renaud,\u00a0<em>Regional Director of Policy and Advocacy, LatinoJustice PRLDEF<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-19 Panel 3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486546452?h=e3f5898e5f&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><b>5th, 6th &#038; 8th Amendments &#8211; Innovative Constitutional Sentencing Arguments<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Professor Douglas Berman,\u00a0<em>Newton D. Baker-Baker &amp; Hostetler Chair in Law, Director of the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor William Berry III,\u00a0<em>Montague Professor of Law, The University of Mississippi School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Jelani Jefferson Exum,\u00a0<em>Professor of Law, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Corinna Lain,\u00a0<em>S. D. Roberts &amp; Sandra Moore Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Michael Mannheimer,\u00a0<em>Professor of Law, Northern Kentucky University Chase College of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Megan Ryan,\u00a0<em>Associate Dean for Research, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Professor of Law, Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor John Stinneford,\u00a0<em>Professor of Law, Assistant Director, Criminal Justice Center, University of Florida Levin College of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-20 Panel 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486473222?h=e061599b83&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Stepping-Up Implementation of the First Step Act<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Elizabeth Blackwood,\u00a0<em>Counsel &amp; Project Director, First Step Act Resource Direct, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Davina Chen,\u00a0<em>National Sentencing Resource Counsel, Federal Public and Community Defenders<\/em><\/p>\n<p>John Gleeson,\u00a0<em>Partner, Debevoise &amp; Plimpton LLP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mary Price,\u00a0<em>General Counsel, FAMM<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-20 Panel 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486473895?h=1d8da90bed&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Back-End Advocacy &#8211; Second Chances and Second Looks:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Norman Reimer,\u00a0<em>Executive Director, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Rachel Barkow,\u00a0<em>Vice Dean and Segal Family Professor of \u00a0Regulatory Law and Policy, Faculty Director, Center on the Administration of Criminal Law, New York University School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Patricia Cummings,\u00a0<em>Supervisor, Conviction Integrity &amp; Special Investigations Unit, District Attorney&#8217;s Office, City of Philadelphia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>David Singleton,\u00a0<em>Executive Director, Attorney at Law, Ohio Justice &amp; Policy Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-20 Panel 3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486474464?h=ad6c4ca72b&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Judicial Remarks:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Chief Judge Colleen McMahon, <em>Chief United States District Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-21 Intro\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486475124?h=713dbfb996&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Client Perspectives &#8211; Centering Impacted Persons in Reform:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Shon Hopwood,\u00a0<em>Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Joshua Boyer,\u00a0<em>Criminal Justice Reform Advocate, Prison Consultant, and Paralegal<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sekwan Merritt<\/p>\n<p>Brandon Sample,\u00a0<em>Federal Criminal Defense Lawyer, Brandon Sample PLC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-21 Panel 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486468705?h=3d4aa15334&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Enlightened Prosecutors and Reform &#8211; Re-Envisioning Justice:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Somil Trivedi,\u00a0<em>Senior Staff Attorney, Criminal Law Reform Project, American Civil Liberties Union<\/em><\/p>\n<p>District Attorney Larry Krasner,\u00a0<em>District Attorney of Philadelphia<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Miriam Krinsky,\u00a0<em>Executive Director, Fair and Just Prosecution<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Arthur Rizer,\u00a0<em>Director, Criminal Justice &amp; Civil Liberties, Resident Senior Fellow, R Street Institute<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Brett Tolman,\u00a0<em>Former United States Attorney for the District of Utah, Founder of the Tolman Group<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-21 Panel 2\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486469377?h=af290cab6d&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>The Future of Sentencing Reform &#8211; Leveling Up and Ratcheting Down:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Professor Vida Johnson,\u00a0<em>Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Amy Fettig,\u00a0<em>Executive Director, The Sentencing Project<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mark Holden,\u00a0<em>Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Koch Industries, Inc., Retired<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Shon Hopwood, <em>Associate Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-21 Panel 3\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486470106?h=71c2606f20&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; 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Marcus LLC<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-22 Intro\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486470806?h=75fad02b08&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mitigation &#8211; Framing Sentencing at Every Stage:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> James Felman,\u00a0<em>Partner,\u00a0<\/em><i>Kynes, Markman &amp; Felman, P.A.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Yasmin Cader,\u00a0<em>Founder, Cader Adams Trial Lawyers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Vivianne Guevara,\u00a0<em>Director of Social Work and Mitigation, Federal Defenders of New York in the Eastern District<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor JaneAnne Murray,\u00a0<em>Professor of Practice, University of Minnesota Law School<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sentencing Symposium 10-22 Panel 1\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/486471352?h=b608caefa7&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Mental Illness &#8211; Misconceptions and the Multiplier Effect:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Moderator:<\/span> Bonnie Hoffman,\u00a0<em>Director of Public Defense Reform and Training, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Akin Adepoju,\u00a0<em>Assistant Federal Defender, Federal Defender&#8217;s Office<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor Deborah Denno,\u00a0<em>Arthur A. McGivney Professor of Law, Founding Director of the Neuroscience and Law Center, Fordham University School of Law<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Professor E. 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