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The Healing Injustice Conference is a two-day event being held in the Honors College at the University of Houston, and generously funded by the Elizabeth D. Rockwell Center on Ethics and Leadership (EDR) at the Hobby School of Public Affairs.
The United States (U.S.) leads the world in a grim statistic: approximately 6.5 million people incarcerated or under criminal justice supervision (e.g., probation, parole). Moreover, the affected population is disproportionately comprised of people of color, people with disabilities, and people living in poverty. The right to a defense attorney when someone is charged with a crime is enshrined in the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution. However, the quality of this defense is often inadequate due to under-resourcing, raising questions about people's constitutional rights.
Holistic indigent defense refers to approaches that engage “teams of professionals that address a range of the client’s needs rather than simply a heroic solitary lawyer who represents a defendant solely at criminal trial.”
The conference is free and open to the public. Please forward this information to any of your contacts who may be interested in participating. More info: www.uh.edu/healing-injustice)
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