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Tirien Steinbach

  • Hosted by California Appellate Project San Francisco
  • Sponsored by Fenwick & West LLP
  • Service location San Francisco, California
  • Law school University of California, Berkeley School of Law
  • Issue area Children/Youth, Criminal Justice Reform, Death Penalty
  • Fellowship class year 1999
  • Program Design-Your-Own Fellowship

The Project

Tirien investigated and documented several systematic challenges to the implementation of death judgments, such as harm perpetrated by juvenile detention facilities, racially discriminatory application of the death penalty, and brain damage that can result from childhood exposure to pesticides or lead.

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