Left to Die: Incarceration from Katrina to COVID
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Introduction – Judy Perry Martinez, Immediate Past President, American Bar Association
- Eric Balaban, National Prison Project of the ACLU
- Meghan Garvey, New Orleans Public Defende
- Brendon Woods, Public Defender Alameda County, California
- Moderator: Malia Brink, ABA SCLAID
Materials: - Abandoned and Abused: Orleans Parish Prisoners in the Wake of Hurricane Katrina – ACLU Report
- Broken Promises: Two Years after Katrina – ACLU Report
- Summary of Testimonials from Inmates Incarcerated at OPP during Hurricane Katrina
Articles: - Ira P. Robbins, Lessons from Hurricane Katrina: Prison Emergency Preparedness as a Constitutional Imperative, 42 University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform 1 (2008).
- A state-by-state look at coronavirus in prisons
- SCLAID COVID research page
Public Defense Reform from Crisis: Katrina to COVID
On-demand video replay available now!
Introduction – Judy Perry Martinez, Immediate Past President, American Bar Association
- Derwyn Bunton, Chief Public Defender, Orleans Parish, LA
- Frank Neuner, Managing Partner, NeunerPate
- Jason Williamson, Deputy Director, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project
- Moderator: Pamela Metzger, Deason Center, Southern Methodist University
Materials:
A Report on Pre- and Post-Katrina Indigent Defense in New Orleans – SCHR Report
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