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Brandon Buskey

Director

Criminal Law Reform Project

Bio

Brandon is the Director of the ACLU's Criminal Law Reform Project. He was previously Deputy Director for Smart Justice Litigation and has been with the Criminal Law Reform Project since 2012. His work focuses on reforming pretrial justice, expanding the right to counsel, juvenile sentencing, and residency restrictions for former sexual offenders. Prior to the ACLU, Brandon worked at the Equal Justice Initiative and the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Attorney General’s Office. He is a 2006 graduate of New York University Law School, where he was a Root-Tilden Kern and AnBryce Scholar. Following law school he clerked for the Honorable Janet C. Hall of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.


Featured work

Sep 28, 2023

As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

As a New Term Begins, Where Does the Supreme Court Stand on Criminal Justice?

Aug 8, 2023

Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice

Don't Let the Math Distract You: Together, We Can Fight Algorithmic Injustice

Feb 2, 2023

The Untold Story of Black Pittsburgh's Alternative to Police

The Untold Story of Black Pittsburgh's Alternative to Police

Jan 23, 2018

Dallas County Violates People’s Rights by Keeping Them in Jail for Being Poor

Dallas County Violates People’s Rights by Keeping Them in Jail for Being Poor

Sep 28, 2017

When Prosecutors Decide Who Keeps Their Public Defender, Injustice Is Certain

When Prosecutors Decide Who Keeps Their Public Defender, Injustice Is Certain

Aug 8, 2017

In Louisiana, a Private Company Is Operating a Court-Approved Shakedown

In Louisiana, a Private Company Is Operating a Court-Approved Shakedown

Jan 14, 2016

Justice Has a Waiting List in New Orleans

Justice Has a Waiting List in New Orleans

Oct 23, 2014

Pushed into Homelessness by Their Own Government

Pushed into Homelessness by Their Own Government

Sep 24, 2014

Three Years in a Cage. No Charges and No Lawyer.

Three Years in a Cage. No Charges and No Lawyer.

Oct 31, 2013

What Are the Memphis Police Hiding?

What Are the Memphis Police Hiding?