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Federally-Impacted Summit 2026
This summit marks the 30‑year anniversary of the Mandatory Victims Restitution Act (MVRA) and examines how restitution practices have shaped the criminal legal system since 1996. It brings together legal professionals, policymakers, advocates, and people with lived experience to assess whether restitution has met its intended goals. Research shows that restitution amounts often do not reflect actual loss, but instead rely on estimates or broad calculations that exceed proven harm. The summit highlights how these practices can result in lifelong debt, limited due process, and significant barriers to reentry. By combining legal analysis with lived experience, the convening explores pathways toward restitution practices grounded in fairness, accuracy, and true repair.
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68% of the incarcerated population in the Bureau of Prisons are Black and Brown individuals.
(BOP Statistics, June 2024)
More than half of federal prisoners are incarcerated for a drug offense, compared to just 16 percent of state prisoners.
(Brookings Education, 2020).
As of June 2024, there were 158,501 offenders incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. (bop.gov/about/statistics/population_statistics.jsp).
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