Amanda Alexander
Amanda Alexander
Overview
Amanda Alexander is an assistant professor and postdoctoral scholar in Afro American studies and law at the University of Michigan and a member of the Michigan Society of Fellows. As a lawyer legal scholar and advocate she works to reduce the impact of mass incarceration on families and build thriving communities. During her 2013 2015 tenure as a Soros Justice Fellow Alexander founded the Prison & Family Justice Project (PFJP) at Michigan Law which serves families divided by incarceration and the foster care system using a combination of direct representation know your rights education targeted litigation and advocacy. PFJP recently partnered on Who Pays? a groundbreaking national study on the cost of incarceration on families.
