Sean K. Ellis, subject of a recent Netflix docuseries “Trial 4”. The story of Sean’s 1993 wrongful conviction as a teenager for the murder of Boston Police Decective John Mulligan is told in the 8-part series, exploring the “culture of cover-up” within BPD and the flaws of the criminal justice system. In September 2016, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court unanimously upheld the ruling to overturn Sean’s convictions, however the Commonwealth of Massachusetts continued to pursue a fourth trial until 2018. Sean is currently facing trial for his conviction for possession of Mulligan’s service weapon. Sean works full time as a Development Associate at the Boston non-profit Community Servings and is a Community Fellow in Tufts University’s Institute for Nonprofit Practice. He speaks frequently about his experiences in forums around Boston, including events sponsored by the New England Innocence Project, for which he is a trustee. He has told his story at three national Innocence Network conferences: San Diego (2017), Memphis (2018), and Atlanta (2019). For more information, please visit https://www.justiceforseanellis.com/.

Jennifer Love Williams, a formerly incarcerated Black transwoman, an Entertainer and an Activist. Jennifer is the Foundress the Jen Love Project, providing support to incarcerated LGBT people on the East Coast as well as “coming home” packages to people coming back to the community after incarceration.

Jennifer is also the Co-Chair of the formerly incarcerated subgroup of the National LGBT/HIV Criminal Justice Working Group. She also does work with The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls. For more information, please visit https://jenloveproject.org/.

Rahsaan Hall is the Director of the Racial Justice Program for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts. In this role Rahsaan helps develop the ACLU of Massachusetts’ integrated advocacy approach to address racial justice issues. Through legislative advocacy, litigation and community engagement, the program works on issues that deeply impact communities of color and historically disenfranchised communities. Rahsaan also manages the ACLU of Massachusetts' What a Difference a DA Makes campaign to educate state residents about the power and influence of district attorneys. For more information about Rahsaan, or the ACLU of Massachusetts, please visit https://www.aclum.org/.