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Norman Brown

Board of Directors

In 1993, Brown was sentenced to life in prison for a nonviolent drug offense. He served 24½ years in federal prison before President Barack Obama commuted his sentence in 2015. Since leaving prison, Brown has become a well-known advocate for criminal justice reform. He had lunch with President Obama after receiving clemency in 2015 and participate in several panel discussions at the White House on how to reform federal sentencing laws, and has been profiled in major newspapers and media, including The Washington PostChicago Sun-Times, National Public Radio, and The Huffington Post.