Cruel and Unusual

Undisclosed: The State Vs. Adnan Syed : Cruel and Unusual Image
Undisclosed: The State Vs. Adnan Syed : Cruel and Unusual Image

Cruel and Unusual

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April 25, 2016 / Rabia interviews Xavier McElrath-Bey, Youth Justice Advocate for the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth. Photo: Xavier and his public defender, Herschella Conyers. CFSY Website: http://fairsentencingofyouth.org/ ICAN Vision/Mission and efforts as an initiative of CFSY: http://fairsentencingofyouth.org/incarcerated-childrens-advocacy-network/ http://fairsentencingofyouth.org/ican-members-work/ Xavier’s personal website: http://www.thexlife.org/ ICAN members testifying in Nevada, where we were able to receive an unprecedented unanimous vote to end life without parole for children in 2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMQfCjvl_Y4 JusticeAid Concert in Washington DC (May 15th). All ticket sale proceeds will go to CFSY and one of our national partners (NJDC) to support juvenile justice reform: https://justiceaid.org/ Xavier speaking before the Nevada legislature: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMQfCjvl_Y4 Xavier at TEDxNorthwesternU 2014: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51AqpgPCyGI