Media Advisory
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 2018
Contact: Jonathan Kaplan, 202.721.5600 jonathan.kaplan@opensocietyfoundations.org
Criminal Justice Reform Advocates to Hold Forum on July 25 to Discuss Clemency in the Trump Era, Featuring Commutation Recipient Alice Johnson & Bipartisan Clemency Advocates
What: Justice Roundtable will host a forum on July 25, 2018 from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm to explore clemency for drug offenses, focusing on its use in the Bush, Clinton and Obama presidencies, how it is being handled during the Trump presidency and concrete ways it can be enhanced today and beyond. Where: George Washington University Law School, Moot Court Room 2000 H Street NW, Washington, DC
When: 11:30 am to 2:00 pm; Wednesday, July 25, 2018
Event Schedule
11:30 – 12:20: Lunch & Press Reception with Q and A featuring Ms. Alice Johnson, whose life without parole sentence for drug conspiracy was commuted by President Trump. The conversation will be facilitated by MiAngel Cody, Executive Director, The Decarceration Collective. Press availability with panelists and other special guests.
12:30 – 2:00: Clemency Panel Discussions
What it Was
Roy Austin, former White House Domestic Policy Council Rachel Barkow, Commissioner U.S. Sentencing Commission Jason Hernandez, sentence commutation by President Obama Amy Povah, Director CANDO Foundation & Clinton commutee
What it Is
Mark Holden, General Counsel, Koch Industries Van Jones, political commentator, host of The Van Jones Show Brittany Barnett, founder Buried Alive Project, Attorney for Alice Johnson Alice Marie Johnson, sentenced commutation by President Trump
What it Can Be
Mark Osler, Professor & Distinguished Chair, Univ. of St. Thomas Law School Paul Larkin, Senior Fellow, Meese Center, Heritage Foundation Ebony Underwood, founder, We Got Us Now Andrea James, Natl Council Incarcerated & Formerly Incarcerated Women & Girls Panels
Moderated by Nkechi Taifa, Convener Justice Roundtable Coalition