Decarceration Committee - Roster

In light of the abject failure of the criminal legal system of the United States, which incarcerates more individuals than any other country in the world, and recognizing the profound societal harm caused by that failure, the mission of the Decarceration Committee of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers is to reimagine, and ultimately abolish this American carceral system, whose establishment during slavery led inexorably to its failure, and to transform and replace it with a new, more humane and rehabilitative system which recognizes the innate and equal value of every human being; where no individual shall be physically, emotionally, or psychologically harmed by virtue of his/her/their interaction with that system; where torture in any form, including solitary confinement, shall be eliminated without exception in accordance with international law; and where quality health care, including mental health care, shall not be denied to any person in the custody of any carceral institution in the United States.