Khalil Cumberbatch, Speaker, Federal Expungement Initiative

Khalil Cumberbatch

Speaker, Federal Expungement Initiative

Council on Criminal Justice

He runs the Council's Centering Justice initiative with Chief Policy Counsel Marc Levin and will speak at the 2027 Federal Expungement Conference.

Rachel Barkow, Co-Founder, Federal Expungement Initiative Rachel BarkowCo-Founder, New YorkBrings experience from the U.S. Sentencing Commission and a criminal law center at NYU to federal record relief. Douglas Berman, Co-Founder, Federal Expungement Initiative Douglas BermanCo-Founder, OhioWrites the Sentencing Law and Policy blog and teaches sentencing at Ohio State's Moritz College of Law. Jeffrey Grant, Co-Founder, Federal Expungement Initiative Jeffrey GrantCo-Founder, New YorkCreated the White Collar Support Group to help people rebuild after prosecution and incarceration. Mark Osler, Co-Founder, Federal Expungement Initiative Mark OslerCo-Founder, MinnesotaWorks on clemency and sentencing reform as a law professor, former federal prosecutor, and clemency center co-founder. Joe Bankman, Advisor, Federal Expungement Initiative Joe BankmanAdvisor, CaliforniaAdds a parent's view of the criminal justice system to training in both law and psychology. Erin Frey, Advisor, Federal Expungement Initiative Erin FreyAdvisor, ConnecticutResearches how workers recover from major mistakes and when organizations and society offer second chances.

About Khalil Cumberbatch

Khalil Cumberbatch is a nationally recognized formerly incarcerated advocate for criminal justice and deportation policy reform. Along with Chief Policy Counsel Marc Levin, he runs the Council's Centering Justice initiative. Before joining CCJ, Cumberbatch served as Chief Strategist at New Yorkers United for Justice and as Associate Vice President of Policy at The Fortune Society. Pardoned by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in 2014, he earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from CUNY Lehman College, where he was honored with the Urban Justice Award for his work with underserved and marginalized communities.

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