Policy Contacts

Overcriminalization & Federalization  [return to top]

Ivan J. Dominguez
Assistant Director of Public Affairs and Communications
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1660 L St., NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 872-8600 ext. 262
ivan@nacdl.org

E. Bruce Nicholson
Legislative Counsel
American Bar Association
740 15th Street, N.W.
(202) 662-1769
bruce.nicholson@americanbar.org

Mary Price
Vice President and General Counsel
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
1612 K Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 822-6700
mprice@famm.org

Brian W. Walsh
Senior Legal Research Fellow
Center for Legal & Judicial Studies
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 608-6190
brian.walsh@heritage.org

Asset Forfeiture  [return to top]

Kyle O’Dowd
Associate Executive Director for Policy
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1660 L Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 872-8600 x226
kyle@nacdl.org

Eapen Thampy
Americans for Forfeiture Reform
3630 Holmes Street
Kansas City, MO 64109
(573) 673-5351
Eapen@forfeiturereform.com


Federal Investigations  [return to top]

Stephen Saloom
Policy Director
Innocence Project
40 Worth Street, Suite 701
New York, NY 10013
( 212) 364-5394
ssaloom@innocenceproject.org

 

Federal Grand Juries  [return to top]

Kyle O’Dowd
Associate Executive Director for Policy
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1660 L Street NW, 12th Floor
Washington, DC  20036
(202) 872-8600 x226
kyle@nacdl.org

 

Forensic Science  [return to top]

Stephen Saloom
Policy Director
Innocence Project
40 Worth Street, Suite 701
New York, NY 10013
(212) 364-5394
ssaloom@innocenceproject.org

 

Innocence Issues  [return to top]

Stephen Saloom
Policy Director
Innocence Project
40 Worth Street, Suite 701
New York, NY 10013
(212) 364-5394
ssaloom@innocenceproject.org

 

Indigent Defense  [return to top]

Christopher Durocher
Government Affairs Counsel
The Constitution Project
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC
(202) 580-6939
cdurocher@constitutionproject.org

 

Juvenile Justice  [return to top]

Neelum Arya, J.D., M.P.A.
Research and Policy Director
Campaign for Youth Justice
1012 14th Street, NW,  Suite 610
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 558-3580
narya@cfyj.org

 

Federal Sentencing  [return to top]

Mary Price
Vice President and General Counsel
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
1612 K Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 822-6700
mprice@famm.org

 

Prison Reform  [return to top]

David Fathi
915 15th Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 393-4390
dfathi@npp-aclu.org

 

Death Penalty  [return to top]

Christopher Durocher
Government Affairs Counsel
The Constitution Project
1200 18th Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC
(202) 580-6939
cdurocher@constitutionproject.org

 

Fixing Medellín   [return to top]

Katharine Huffman
Principal
The Raben Group
1640 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 466-2479
khuffman@rabengroup.com

 

Pardon Power & Executive Clemency   [return to top]

Margaret Love
Law Office of Margaret Love
15 7th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
202-547-0453
margaretlove@pardonlaw.com

 

Re-Entry   [return to top]

Extend Federal Voting Rights to People Released from Prison

Erika Wood
Deputy Director of the Democracy Program
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 413, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 249-7190
woode@exchange.law.nyu.edu

 

Reauthorize and fully fund the Second Chance Act; Restore Welfare and Food Stamp Benefits for Individuals with Drug Felony Convictions; Repeal or reduce the unintended consequences of the financial aid ban for students with drug convictions; Remove unfair barriers to housing; Expand employment opportunities for people with criminal records; Expand access to drug and alcohol treatment

Mark O’Brien
Policy Associate
Legal Action Center
236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Suite 505, Washington, DC 200002
(202) 544-5478
mobrien@lac.org

Expand access to mental health and income support services

Laurel Stine, JD
Director, Federal Relations
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
1101 15th Street, NW, Suite 1212, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 467-5730, ext. 134
laurels@bazelon.org

Expand and improve legal mechanisms for individuals to obtain relief from collateral consequences

Margaret Love
Law Office of Margaret Love
15 7th Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
202-547-0453
margaretlove@pardonlaw.com


Victims Rights And Restorative Justice   [return to top]

Phyllis Lawrence
Consultant in Restorative Justice and Victim Issues
703-868-9320
phyllislaw@comcast.net

 

System Change   [return to top]

National Criminal Justice Commission Act

 

Jenny Collier
Federal Policy Adviser
Innocence Project
405 Constitution Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002
(202) 295-7188
jennycollierjd@yahoo.com

Kara Gotsch
Director, Director of Advocacy
The Sentencing Project
514 10th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 628-0871
kgotsch@sentencingproject.org

Jennifer Seltzer Stitt
Director, Federal Legislative Affairs
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
1612 K Street NW, Washington DC 20006
(202) 822-6700
jstitt@famm.org

  

Criminal Justice Reinvestment Act

  

Jamal (Jay) Nelson
Government Affairs
Council of State Governments Justice Center
4630 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 650, Bethesda, MD 20814
240-482-8580
jnelson@csg.org

 

Promote Fairness and Address Racial and Ethnic Disparity in the Criminal Justice System

Marc Mauer
Executive Director
The Sentencing Project
1705 DeSales Street, NW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC  20036
(202) 628-0871
mauer@sentencingproject.org

Nicole Austin-Hillery
Director and Counsel, Washington Office
The Brennan Center for Justice
1730 M Street, NW, Suite 413, Washington, D.C. 20036
(202) 249-7191
Nicole.austin-hillery@nyu.edu