Entries tagged with “Women's History Month”
Death Row
Women
,Mar 29, 2024
Women’s History Month Profile Series: Miriam Krinsky, Executive Director of Fair and Just Prosecution
This month, DPIC celebrates Women’s History Month with weekly profiles of notable women whose work has been significant in the modern death penalty era. The fourth and final entry in this series is Miriam Krinsky, a former federal prosecutor and the Executive Director of Fair and Just Prosecution. Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) is an organization of elected prosecutors “committed to promoting a justice system grounded in fairness, equity, compassion, and fiscal responsibility.” Ms. Krinsky’s…
Research
Mar 22, 2024
Women’s History Month Profile Series: Carol Steiker, Harvard Law School Professor
This month, DPIC celebrates Women’s History Month with weekly profiles of notable women whose work has been significant in the modern death penalty era. The third entry in this series is Harvard Law School Professor Carol Steiker, a renowned educator and influential death penalty scholar. Professor Steiker began her legal career as a clerk in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. Professor Steiker clerked for Justice Thurgood Marshall and has attributed her…
Issues
Mar 15, 2024
Women’s History Month Profile Series: Sarah Belal, Executive Director of Justice Project Pakistan
This month, DPIC celebrates Women’s History Month with weekly profiles of notable women whose work has been significant in the modern death penalty era. The second entry in this series is Sarah Belal, founder and executive director of Justice Project Pakistan (JPP), a nonprofit organization in Lahore, Pakistan. Now a prominent international lawyer and human rights advocate, Sarah Belal says she was “thoroughly uninspired” by law school. It was not until her first visit to a Pakistani prison…
Issues
Mar 08, 2024
Women’s History Month Profile: U.S. District Court Judge Natasha Merle
This month, DPIC celebrates Women’s History Month with weekly profiles of notable women whose work was significant in the modern death penalty era. The first entry in this series is U.S. District Court Judge Natasha Merle. Judge Natasha Merle was nominated to the bench by President Biden in 2021 and became his 100th confirmed judicial appointment. She has served on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York since August 2023. Judge Merle graduated with a B.A. from…