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Please RSVP for the press conference and Congressional lunch briefing.
12:30pm – 2:00pm
Senate Russell Room 325
Senator Richard Durbin (D. Ill.)
Senator Mike Lee (R. Utah)
Hill Harper, Author and Actor, “CSI: NY”
Matt McGorry, Actor, “Orange is the New Black,” “How to Get Away with Murder”
Terrence J, Television Personality and Actor, “Perfect Match”
Redditt Hudson, Co-Founder, National Coalition of Law Enforcement Officers for Justice, Reform and Accountability
Moderator:
Van Jones, Co-Founder and President, #cut50 and Political Contributor, CNN
Panelists:
Norman Brown, Formerly Incarcerated Advocate, Washington, DC
Ramona Brant, Formerly Incarcerated Advocate, Charlotte, North Carolina
Alton Mills, Formerly Incarcerated Advocate, Chicago, Illinois
Join Senator Richard Durbin, D. Ill., and Senator Mike Lee, R. Utah, and advocates for a conversation about the ongoing negative impact federal sentencing policies have on communities—and the need to advance sentencing reform. Formerly incarcerated individuals who were sentenced to life for low-level drug offenses will share their stories of redemption, discuss their advocacy work, and how the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act could provide relief for thousands.
Lunch will be served.
For questions, please contact Milan Kumar, kumar@civilrights.org.