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Corene Kendrick

Deputy Director, 桃子视频National Prison Project

Bio

Corene Kendrick joined the 桃子视频National Prison Project as Deputy Director in 2020, and she directs litigation and policy advocacy on behalf of incarcerated people across the country. Previously she was a staff attorney at the Prison Law Office in Berkeley, California, where she worked on multiple class action cases on behalf of people in prisons and jails in California and Arizona. She also was a staff attorney at the Youth Law Center in San Francisco, where she led policy advocacy, impact litigation, and public education on behalf of children in foster care and juvenile justice systems in numerous jurisdictions across the country, and was a Skadden Fellow at Children鈥檚 Rights in New York, where she litigated against foster care systems in Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, and Georgia. She holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School, a Masters of Public Affairs from the University of Texas LBJ School of Public Affairs, and a B.A. from George Washington University. She is on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Juvenile Defender Center, and is admitted to the State Bar of California.


Featured work

May 10, 2024

The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother

The Painful Reality of Being an Incarcerated Mother

Jul 27, 2023

No One Should Die In Custody

No One Should Die In Custody

Nov 11, 2022

Our Veterans Need Support, Not Incarceration

Our Veterans Need Support, Not Incarceration

Jul 8, 2022

Federal Judge Finds Arizona鈥檚 Prison Health Care Is Plainly Grossly Inadequate and Unconstitutional

Federal Judge Finds Arizona鈥檚 Prison Health Care Is Plainly Grossly Inadequate and Unconstitutional

Nov 19, 2021

We Are Holding Arizona Accountable for the Needless Suffering and Deaths of Incarcerated People

We Are Holding Arizona Accountable for the Needless Suffering and Deaths of Incarcerated People

Sep 22, 2021

Ivermectin 鈥淭reatment鈥 in Arkansas Jail Illustrates Systemic Abuse

Ivermectin 鈥淭reatment鈥 in Arkansas Jail Illustrates Systemic Abuse

Jun 14, 2021

Orange County鈥檚 Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population During the Pandemic is a Model for the Nation

Orange County鈥檚 Dramatic Reduction in Jail Population During the Pandemic is a Model for the Nation

Mar 19, 2020

We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it鈥檚 not Happening

We Know Prisons Need COVID-19 Plans, but our Arizona Prison Tour Suggests it鈥檚 not Happening

Jun 25, 2018

Arizona Prison Officials Found in Contempt for Massive Prison Health Care Scandal

Arizona Prison Officials Found in Contempt for Massive Prison Health Care Scandal