State Legislative Affairs Committee - Roster

The State Legislative Affairs Committee helps guide initiatives of NACDL's state based advocacy program. Members of the committee are actively engaged in progressive state criminal justice reform legislation; and staving off regressive initiatives that seek to implement dehumanizing or unnecessarily punitive policies. The committee also assists in the planning of the Annual State Criminal Justice Network Conference (SCJN) and administers witness funds to affiliates and other advocates seeking experts to testify at hearings and legislative committees across the country. In addition, the Committee accepts applications for and chooses the recipient of the Champion of State Criminal Justice Reform Award presented at the SCJN Conference each year.