COVID-19 Behind Bars: The Crisis Inside and Out

May 28, 2020

This is a banner image of the May 28 event with Kris Henning, Vida Johnson and Shon Hopwood

On Thursday, May 28 at 11 AM EDT, Georgetown Law hosted a panel discussion about the COVID-19 crisis in prison and jails, its impact on prisoners and the wider community, and the path forward.

Four professors on the frontlines of addressing the crisis participated: Kristin Henning (Georgetown Law’s Juvenile Justice Clinic), Vida Johnson (Georgetown Law’s Criminal Justice and Criminal Defense clinics); Shon Hopwood (litigating on behalf of prisoners seeking release), and Marc Howard (Georgetown’s Prisons and Justice Initiative).

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