Albert Brick Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center Paul Butler spoke at Rutgers on Wednesday at an event called “Prison Abolition, and a Mule.” The event was hosted by the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy.
Butler focuses on racial disparities in criminal justice. As a former prosecutor for the District of Columbia, Butler said he realized he was one of many Black people in a courtroom. In one instance, he said he was not recognized by a judge and viewed only as another Black man being charged for a crime, causing him to focus more on this issue.