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Jessica Jackson

Co-Founder & Senior Counsel
#CUT50

Jessica Jackson is a human rights attorney who began her career representing people on death row in their appeals. She served as national director for DreamCorps' #cut50 initiative to end mass incarceration, and oversaw state and federal efforts including the passage of the First Step Act. Jessica also spent six years on the Mill Valley City Council and served as Mayor of Mill Valley before stepping into her current role as Chief Advocacy Officer at Reform Alliance, where she is committed to dramatically reducing the number of people who are unjustly under the control of the criminal justice system – starting with probation and parole. She is featured in Oxygen's upcoming documentary "Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project."

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Events featuring Jessica Jackson
Events featuring Jessica Jackson