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

“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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