Mark Begnaud Attends The Prison Law & Advocacy Conference
May 20, 2022
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS— Mark Begnaud of Eshman Begnaud, LLC was honored to appear on the “Strategies for Decarceration” panel for the 2022 Prison Law & Advocacy Conference hosted by Northwestern University’s Pritzker School of Law. Mark was asked to present Eshman Begnaud’s recent class action lawsuit and $2 million settlement arising from a mass overdetention at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, GA. In the panel, Mark discussed how overdetention litigation is a helpful tool in reducing the amount of people in jails and prisons in America.
2022 Prison Law & Advocacy Conference
The conference focuses on discussions of prison law practice, prison conditions, and building bridges between movements for police accountability and prison related advocacy. Learn more by clicking the “i”.
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