Stephen Raher JD '09

Stephen Raher JD ’09

09/16/2021

Stephen Raher JD ’09 has joined the Prison Policy Initiative as its general counsel. Raher’s work will focus on consumer protection and communications law issues impacting incarcerated and justice-involved people, as well as overseeing corporate governance and compliance. Prison Policy Initiative, headquartered in Massachusetts, is a national organization that uses research and advocacy to show how the excessive and unequal use of punishment and institutional control in the U.S. harms individuals and undermines community well-being. Raher will remain based in Portland.