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| Shaena Fazal |
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Shaena Fazal, Director, Long Term Prisoner Policy Project (LT3P)
Shaena Fazal is the co-founder and Director of the Long-Term Prisoner Policy Project and a Soros Justice Advocacy Fellow. In this position, she advocates for humane treatment of long-term prisoners, works to renew the public's commitment to rehabilitation, and focuses on changing policies that have resulted in the warehousing of long-term prisoners. Ms. Fazal established this project when she witnessed the inhumane treatment of long term prisoners in Illinois prisons through representing indigent defendants on appeal in capital and non-capital cases. Prior to her current position, she was an Assistant Appellate Defender for the Office of the State Appellate Defender and a Constituent Advocate for Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky.
In 1997, Ms. Fazal earned a dual bachelor's degree in Black World Studies and Sociology from Miami University. To complete her degree in Black World Studies, she studied abroad in Ghana. She obtained her Juris Doctor in 2000 from the Chicago-Kent College of Law. She is a volunteer teacher at St. Leonard's Adult High School, tutors students through the Minority Legal Education Resources, and represents pro bono clients at parole hearings and in post-conviction proceedings. Ms. Fazal is is the Chair of the Illinois State Bar Association's Standing Committee on Corrections and Sentencing. She serves on the Board of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. and First Defense Legal Aid.
On November 16, 2006, Shaena was awarded the Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Award from her alma mater, Chicago Kent School of Law, for her work on behalf of long term prisoners. She is a member of the Illinois State Bar Association.
Shaena can be reached at shaena@john-howard.org.
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| Daniel K. Hoffman |
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Daniel K. Hoffman, Office Manager
Dan is the Association's Office Manager. He has over a decade of experinece in both small business and non-profit administration and has served as a part-time assistant manager for a creative criminal justice foundation. Mr. Hoffman holds a Bachelor of Science from Northern Illinois University and an Associate of Arts in Business Administration from Harper College, Palatine, Illinois. He brings organizational, computer, finance management, data management, word processing and publications design skills to the Association, where he is the first point of contact for many who call or write to the Association's office.
Dan can be reached at dhoffman@john-howard.org
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| Patricia Connell - Image Coming Soon |
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Patricia Connell, Lead Consultant (Bio coming soon)
Pat can reached at pconnell7@comcast.net
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