About Us
Staff & Board
The Sentencing Project’s staff and board of directors represent a diverse group of individuals with expertise in fields including research, policy, advocacy, and law, with a shared passion for criminal justice reform.
Mark MacDougall is a trial lawyer with extensive civil and criminal trial experience. He formerly served as a federal prosecutor with the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. For more than a decade, MacDougall has devoted considerable time to the pro bono representation of defendants facing the death penalty in South Carolina and has received national recognition for this work, including the Foot Soldier Award from the NAACP and the Exemplar Award from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. MacDougall received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, his MBA from Boston University, and his law degree from the George Washington University.
Mark MacDougall is a trial lawyer with extensive civil and criminal trial experience. He formerly served as a federal prosecutor with the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. For more than a decade, MacDougall has devoted considerable time to the pro bono representation of defendants facing the death penalty in South Carolina and has received national recognition for this work, including the Foot Soldier Award from the NAACP and the Exemplar Award from the National Legal Aid and Defender Association. MacDougall received his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame, his MBA from Boston University, and his law degree from the George Washington University.