Hillary Blout, the founder and executive director of For The People, is fighting to free those who have faced overly punitive sentences by working directly with prosecutors in California.īlout, a former prosecutor herself, helped pass Assembly Bill 2942, which allows district attorneys in California to reconsider the draconian sentences of old and decide if “the sentence is no longer in the interest of justice.” In the United States, there are thousands of people who remain stuck in prison serving extreme sentences dating from the days when politicians pushed a tough-on-crime agenda in the name of public safety. National Partnership for Pretrial Justice We speak to Executive Director Hillary Blout about the importance of reevaluating overly punitive sentences that keep people in jail beyond “the interest of justice.” (Kennard “Isaiah” Love was released from San Quentin State Prison days before Christmas in 2020 under a new California law that allows prosecutors to reevaluate old cases and recommend resentencing and release.
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