We were incredibly honored to host Attorney Alec Karakatsanis, the Founder and Director of Civil Rights Corps, as the featured speaker for our Fall Symposium, where Attorney Karakatsanis discussed the arguments set forth in his recent book, Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System. Through a series of three powerful essays, Attorney Karakatsanis explores the criminal justice system through the lens of a former public defender and current radical movement lawyer, urging law students and practicing attorneys alike to examine their complicity in perpetuating what he refers to as "the punishment bureaucracy." In his book, Karakatsanis asks us to critically examine our growing spheres of power and influence in an effort to become more human lawyers.
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