This event was held live on May 22, 2020. For more information, see the Agenda and Speaker Bios document.
The bottom of this page has related links (like Sister Helen's website, Witness to Innocence website, and powerpoint presentations used during the event).
Father Stephen Sundborg, SJ, President, Seattle University
Dr. Jacqueline Helfgott, Professor/Director, Seattle University Crime & Justice Research Center
Sister Helen Prejean, Author of Dead Man Walking and River of Fire
Jacqueline McMurtrie, Clinic Faculty Director, Washington Innocence Project
Lara Zarowsky, Nonprofit Executive Director, Washington Innocence Project
Mike Russo, JD, Seattle University School of Law
Ed Harkness, Sally Hedges-Blanquez, Esther Altshul Helfgott, Raechl Kynor, and Sarah Zale
Kirk Bloodsworth, Death Row Exoneree, Director of Witness to Innocence
Peter Collins, PhD, Bob Boruchowitz, JD, Co-Authors (with Matt Hickman and Mark Larranaga) of An Analysis of the Economic Costs of Seeking the Death Penalty in Washington
Heather Evans, PhD, Co-author (with Katherine Beckett, PhD) of The Role of Race in Washington State Capital Sentencing, 1981 - 2014
Dan Satterberg, King County Prosecuting Attorney
Jacqueline Helfgott - Moderator
Sister Helen Prejean, Kirk Bloodsworth, Dan Satterberg - Panelists
Dr. Matthew Hickman, Professor/Chair, Seattle University Criminal Justice Department
SPEAKER AND ORGANIZATIONS WEBSITES:
Sister Helen Prejean
Witness to Innocence
Washington Innocence Project
EVENT AGENDA, INSTRUCTIONS, AND SPEAKER BIOS:
Agenda Instruction Bio (pdf)
Agenda Instruction Bio (docx)
PRESENTATION POWERPOINTS:
Washington Innocence Project
Defending Capital Cases
Death Penalty Research from Washington State - Dr. Heather Evans
EVENT FLYER