Join President Thomas C. Katsouleas and The Honorable Christopher J. Dodd to award the 2019 Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights to Bryan Stevenson and The Equal Justice Initiative on Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 5:00pm to 6:30pm in the Student Union Theatre.
Bryan Stevenson has worked tirelessly to defend the rights of the most marginalized and to confront the legacy of white supremacy in America. As lawyer, he has represented individuals on death row since the 1980s, winning the release, relief, or reversal of conviction for over 145 people. Mr. Stevenson has also led efforts challenging the harsh treatment of children in the criminal justice system, arguing before the Supreme Court to end life-without-parole for minors in the landmark case of Miller v. Alabama (2012). Winner of numerous awards, including the McArthur "Genius" Award and the Olof Palme Prize, Mr. Stevenson is also author of the bestselling Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (2014). The Equal Justice Initiative was founded by Bryan Stevenson in 1989 to provide legal services to the poor, incarcerated, and condemned of Alabama.
For more information and to RSVP for the event, please visit https://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/dodd-prize/2019-dodd-prize/.
For more information, contact: Dodd Center at 8604860647