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Join this free, five-day conference hosted by The Equitas Project and 8th Amendment Project. Throughout the five days you will explore the intersection of mental health, excessive sentencing, and the death penalty.
Panelists will cover topics such as legislative reform; the importance of mitigation investigation and story-telling through the various phases of a case; the role of mental health in resentencing efforts and challenging conditions of confinement; the impact of trauma and adverse childhood experiences; the impact of racism on mental health, access to services and care, and criminal sentencing.
Additionally, panelists will take a 360 degree look at how these issues affect the mental health of everyone involved—including individuals facing excessive sentencing, jurors, corrections officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, mental health providers, advocates for social change, and political actors.
Event Details
Monday, April 25 – Friday, April 29
This free conference will offer 60-minute panels each day for five days.
The full event schedule can be found here.
