Free. Live via Zoom webinar.

In March 2020, as the threat posed by COVID-19 to incarcerated people became more urgent, UCLA Law launched the COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project. The project tracks coronavirus infections and fatalities in correctional facilities. It also documents efforts to decrease prison and jail populations and improve conditions for prisoners and staff. 

Kalind Parish serves as a Data Analyst for the UCLA COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project. He holds a B.A. in Politics, Economics, and Law & Society from Oberlin College, and an M.A. in Political Science from the University of Pennsylvania. He is earning a Ph.D. and will attend law school in the fall.

Aaron Littman is a clinical teaching fellow at UCLA School of Law, where he is the deputy director of the UCLA COVID-19 Behind Bars Data Project and directs a prisoners' rights clinic. He holds a J.D. from Yale Law School and an M.Phil. in criminological research from the University of Cambridge. He previously worked as a staff attorney at the Southern Center for Human Rights.

This event is part of Eastern State's ongoing Searchlight Series of events addressing issues in contemporary corrections. The Searchlight Series discussions typically take place the first Tuesday of every month, free and open to the public. No reservations required. During our temporary closure due to COVID-19, The Searchlight Series discussions will take place weekly via Facebook livestream and Zoom webinar every Tuesday evening.