Miriam Gohara

Clinical Professor @YaleLawSch. Public defender. Special interest in capital & non-capital sentencing, mitigation, & victims’ views on punishment.

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

This #NationalCrimeVictimsRIghtsWeek, let's learn from Black survivors.

From Retribution to ‘Healing’: Changing How We Help Crime Victims https://t.co/14KcoL2JVg via @thecrimereport

[Deborah Archer (threads: DeborahNArcher) @DeborahNArcher]

A mini ⁦@NAACP_LDF⁩ reunion with ⁦@msgohara⁩, Judge Bolden, and Melissa Woods! So many wonderful and amazing people have come through LDF. I was lucky to spend time there as an attorney and be a part of their history.

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

I’m especially proud of this work with coalition partners, esp ⁦@CTVoices⁩. Parole consideration for people younger than 21 aligns with justice & science.

Clinics Celebrate the Expansion of Parole Eligibility for Young People - Yale Law School https://t.co/dhWmUtRl6m

[JusticeCollaboratory @JCollaboratory]

We are participating in 2 sessions @law_soc tomorrow at 2:45! Healing, Reconciliation, and Reparative Action at 2:45 with @msgohara, @CanaleRo,@ivanabozic___, Jania Stewart-James and Caroline Nobo...

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

Daniel Loehr: Die in prison, House says to CT residents https://t.co/P8EjNvq4DZ

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

I'm so proud of @YaleLawSch Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic student Jammie Walker for creating a guide for people seeking sentencing modifications in CT. This amazing resource is now live! https://t.co/IqHsJKhJuv

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

@We_GotUsNow does such impactful work on the impact of incarceration on children. Check out their latest report, marking 50 years of mass incarceration: https://t.co/AvtXh5eSYs

[Dan Rodricks, At Large @DanRodricks]

Data shows that in 2020, eight of the ten states with the highest murder rates voted for the Republican presidential nominee in every election in this century. https://t.co/OV5LeIThSE

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

Thank you @MarshallProj @Jamiles for reporting on the danger of CT’s suspension of commutation, a crucial safety valve in any functional criminal legal system https://t.co/tdJC1oKAUk

[Yale Law School @YaleLawSch]

Clinical Professor @msgohara comments in @boltsmag about what the removal of Connecticut’s pardons board chair could mean for the state’s criminal justice reform efforts.
https://t.co/OQAOAIUcGx

[New England Innocence Project @NEInnocence]

Commutations are an essential part of correcting injustice and demonstrating the arbitrariness & racism inherent in sentencing. It is not surprising that this tool—that demonstrates the fallacies of perpetual punishment—is facing backlash, but CT must keep fighting for freedom.

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

Best reporting yet on CT’s commutations politics & their ramifications, esp racial injustice. Thank you @Kelan_Lyons we miss you! https://t.co/Pvc7HxLIgh

[Frankie Graziano @_frankigraziano]

On-Demand -- this week's The Wheelhouse, where we about the suspension of commutations in Connecticut with @chrispkeating @MikeLawlor @msgohara and medical Aid In Dying legislation stalling in the leg. with @ctnewsjunkie, is available here: https://t.co/HPGR9FrhTU @wnpr

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

Grateful for the chance to talk commutations on @wnpr The Wheelhouse this AM w/@MikeLawlor @_frankigraziano & Christopher Keating https://t.co/i5yET5fQWk

[Steve Stafstrom @SteveStafstrom]

“But nowhere has anyone pointed out a harm or threat caused by any of the commutations, other than on an emotional level. At the same time, we know clearly the cost of keeping people in prison.”

[Connecticut Post @connpost]

Editorial: The costs of continuing mass incarceration https://t.co/p5emWUbdgN

[Tracey Meares @mearest]

More on the issue of commutations in CT. I am a proud signatory on the letter

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

The CT Board of Pardons and Paroles has been taking careful second looks at lengthy sentences. This @CTLawTribune letter from me and @YaleLawSch criminal justice colleagues explains why it is critical that the Board continues that work.

https://t.co/dhLIczateV

[Miriam Gohara @msgohara]

@CTVoices @theCTJA @YaleLawSch Thank you! We are grateful to be in partnership with all of you. Let’s get this over the finish line!

[CT Voices for Children @CTVoices]

@theCTJA So great to be working with you and so many others on this important bill. A special shout out to @msgohara and the @YaleLawSch students w/ the Jerome N. Frank Legal Services Organization for all their work to help get SB 952 out of committee. Onward!

[Mitigation Specialist @Mitigation_Hope]

Let’s transform all correctional facilities into places of healing & hope where all individuals are treated with humanity. Let’s try something that actually works! Newsom wants to transform San Quentin using a Scandinavian model - Los Angeles Times https://t.co/qn88LpxXGF