The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with former California prosecutor Hillary Blout. While working as a prosecutor, Hillary came to believe that court sentences were longer than necessary to achieve the goal of rehabilitation. She left her job as a prosecutor and began working on sentencing reform. In 2019, she founded “For the People”—an organization dedicated to passing and implementing See more +
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with former California prosecutor Hillary Blout. While working as a prosecutor, Hillary came to believe that court sentences were longer than necessary to achieve the goal of rehabilitation. She left her job as a prosecutor and began working on sentencing reform. In 2019, she founded “For the People”—an organization dedicated to passing and implementing Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing laws across the country. She has written for The Washington Post, Newsweek, USA Today, Bloomberg, and the American Bar Association Journal. At this point she has secured the passage of Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing laws in several states, and her work has led to the resentencing of close to 1,000 people.
Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler spoke with Hillary Blout about her own experience, and the future of Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing. See less -
