Prosecution Reform

Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kay Levine, Miriam Krinsky and Liz Komar to discuss the progressive prosecutor movement, the various ways prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform, and the challenges that reform prosecutors face.

This is the fourth episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

Panelists:

Professor Kay Levine- Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law

Miriam Krinsky - Executive Director, Fair and Just Prosecution

Liz Komar - Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fair and Just Prosecution

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

Resources:

21 Principals for the 21st Century Prosecutor, Brennan Center and the Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report

Reconciling Drug Courts, Decarceration, and Harm Reduction, A Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report

The Problem of Problem-Solving Courts, Erin Collins, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 1573, 2021 

The Rachel Rollins Policy Memo, March 2019

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

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Music Credits:

Slow Motion by Bensound