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Michele Deitch is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer at Texas Law, directing the Prison Jail Innovation Lab. With 35 years of experience, she specializes in correctional oversight and juvenile justice. Deitch co-chairs the American Bar Association's Subcommittee on Correctional Oversight and has published extensively on topics including correctional oversight and juvenile justice. Her TEDx talk, 'Trying Kids as Adults?' was named a TEDx Editor's Pick in January 2015. Deitch has notably impacted public policy, contributing to Texas's Sandra Bland Act, and frequently provides commentary on criminal justice policy in national and local media. Her professional experience includes serving as a federal court-appointed monitor for Texas prison conditions and as the policy director for Texas's sentencing commission. She has received numerous teaching awards, including being named to the 2019 Texas 10 list of inspiring professors at the University of Texas at Austin. Additionally, she was a Soros Senior Justice Fellow and received the 2019 NACOLE Flame Award for significant contributions to correctional oversight.
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