Sentenced for Life: Considering the Collateral Consequences of Criminal Convictions

2011 National Convention

Nkechi Taifa

Senior Policy Analyst for Criminal Civil, and Racial Justice Reform, Open Society Policy Center
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Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott

R U.S. House of Representatives
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Judge Lynn S. Adelman

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
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Cynthia Jones

Professor of Law, American University, Washington College of Law
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Yolanda Vázquez

Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School
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Melvyn I. Weiss

Founder, MIW Mediating & Consulting LLC
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On Friday, June 17, 2011, the American Constitution Society featured a panel discussion on the collateral consequences of criminal convictions, featuring:

Judge Lynn S. Adelman, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Cynthia Jones, Professor of Law, American University, Washington College of Law
U.S. Representative Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, U.S. House of Representatives
Nkechi Taifa, Senior Policy Analyst for Criminal Civil, and Racial Justice Reform, Open Society Policy Center
Yolanda Vázquez, Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania Law School
Melvyn I. Weiss, Founder, MIW Mediating & Consulting LLC