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TEDxHunterCCS - Dana Kaplan - A Call to Action: Criminal Justice Reform

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2011 · Nonprofits & Activism

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A Call to Action: Transforming All of Our Futures through a Commitment to Criminal Justice Reform.
Dana Kaplan, HS '97, is the Executive Director of the Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana (JJPL), a state-wide legal and
advocacy organization dedicated to the reform of Louisiana's juvenile justice system. Previously, Dana was a Soros
Justice Fellow at the Center for Constitutional Rights. At CCR, Ms. Kaplan worked with community groups and
government on developing alternatives to detention and downsizing local jails. She currently serves on the Advisory
Council for the National Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth, an effort to end the practice of sentencing children
to life without parole sentences nationwide, and FREE, a New York City based organization of individuals with loved ones
in prison organizing for criminal justice reform.
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