Cara H. Drinan
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Cara H. Drinan is an author, legal expert, and professor of law at The Catholic University of America's Columbus School of Law.
Early life and education
Drinan received a bachelor's degree from Bowdoin College, a master's degree from Oxford University, and a law degree from Stanford Law School.[1] In 1995, she received a Truman Scholarship and in 1997 she received a Marshall Scholarship.[1]
Law professor
Drinan frequently appears in the media as a legal expert.[1][2][3] Her areas of expertise include justice and juvenile sentencing, criminal justice reform, capital punishment, access to counsel, mass incarceration, clemency, pardons, and parole.[1]
In 2017, Drinan was part of a legal team that convinced Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe to commute the death sentence of Ivan Teleguz, a man many believed to be wrongly convicted.[4] In 2018, she began a program at the Columbus School of Law to document the lack of effective legal representation for economically disadvantaged criminal defendants in the United States.[5]
Selected works
- Drinan, Cara H. (2018). The War on Kids: How American Juvenile Justice Lost Its Way. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-060555-1. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
References
- ^ a b c d "Cara H. Drinan, J.D." The Catholic University of America. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Fraga, Brian (August 19, 2018). "Pope nixes death penalty". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta; Goodstein, Laurie (August 2, 2018). "Pope Francis Declares Death Penalty Unacceptable in All Cases". Retrieved January 23, 2020.
- ^ "McAuliffe announces decision on clemency for Ivan Teleguz". WHSV-TV. April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Catholic University of America law school receives $1.4 million in gifts". The Catholic Herald. September 26, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2020.