2022 Mental Health, Excessive Sentencing, and the Death Penalty

Panelists will cover topics such as legislative reform; the importance of mitigation investigation and storytelling through the various phases of a case; the role of mental health in re-sentencing 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; and a 360 degree look at how these issues affect the mental health of everyone involved—including individuals facing excessive sentencing, as well as jurors, corrections officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, mental health providers, advocates for social change, and political actors.