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2024 Marc Mauer Racial Justice Award Ceremony

The Sentencing Project hosted the third Marc Mauer Racial Justice Award event on September 24th, where justice reform champions, Sam Lewis and Shaka Senghor, were honored.

Related to: Racial Justice, Voting Rights, State Advocacy, Sentencing Reform, Drug Policy

The Sentencing Project hosted the third Marc Mauer Racial Justice Award event on September 24th, where justice reform champions, Sam Lewis and Shaka Senghor, were honored.

This virtual event was a celebration and provocative discussion around ending extreme sentences and eliminating racial injustice in order to achieve true community safety.

Established in 2020 by The Sentencing Project Board of Directors, and named for the organization’s longtime leader and national expert on sentencing policy, race and the criminal justice system, the Marc Mauer Racial Justice Award is bestowed on individuals who significantly advance understanding and engagement on issues of race and mass incarceration. The awardee also nominates an individual or organization of their choice to receive special recognition.

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2025 Marc Mauer Racial Justice Awards Ceremony

The Sentencing Project hosted the fourth Marc Mauer Racial Justice Award virtual event on November 6th, where the Youth Art & Self-empowerment Project (YASP) was honored.

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Voting from Prison: Learning from Maine, Vermont, and Washington, DC

As a follow-up to The Sentencing Project’s recent report, Voting from Prison: Lessons from Maine and Vermont, we hosted a discussion on what we have learned and continue to learn from formerly and currently incarcerated people, advocates and changemakers, and Department of Corrections staff about accessing democracy during incarceration.