1. What efforts are being made to help the 500~ people who received life sentences before the Supreme Court Rulings and are still serving them? While 1,000 have been released, are efforts being made to help incarcerated people? Or is the focus now on preventing more from being added into the system?
  2. What progress are you and your Law-Students making in assisting youth offenders who might be seeking parole consideration since the News Article?

 

One of the impactful things noticed in the video was the level of freedom given to the residents. It makes me feel disappointed that we are unable to interact with them for the project, as despite all the fences that’d need to be crossed in order for it to occur, it still seems like it is more geared towards rehabilitation and steering them back onto the right path, rather than punishment. Like the article mentions, an emphasis on rehabilitation rather than punishment alone.