“The Meaning of Life” Book Talk: Harvard Law School

Date: February 28, 2019

Location:

Cambridge, MA

Marc Mauer will lead a discussion around his new book co-authored with Ashley Nellis, The Meaning of Life: The Case for Abolishing Life Sentences. The event will also include a conversation with Massachusetts experts around life sentencing:

Rachel Corey, Emancipation Initiative
Sean Ellis, exoneree
MA State Rep. Jay Livingstone, 8th Suffolk District
Radha Natarajan, Executive Director, New England Innocence Project
A family member of a person serving LWOP

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