Sujatha Baliga (born 1970/1971)[1] is an American attorney and restorative justice practitioner who won the MacArthur Fellowship in 2019.[1][2]
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| Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54) |
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Biography
editBaliga was born and raised in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania.[3] Baliga attended Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania Law School.[4]
She is the director of the Restorative Justice Project at Impact Justice in Oakland, California. For her work there she was awarded a 2019 MacArthur "Genius" Grant.
She was one of two Oaklanders awarded the grant in 2019, the other being Walter Hood.[5]
She prefers that her name be uncapitalized.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Schuessler, Jennifer (September 25, 2019). "MacArthur 'Genius' Grant Winners for 2019: The Full List". The New York Times. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Haynes, Danielle (September 25, 2019). "MacArthur Foundation hands out 26 'genius grants". UPI. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ Tullis, Paul (January 4, 2014). "Can Forgiveness Play a Role in Criminal Justice?". The New York Times. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ "sujatha baliga, MacArthur Fellow". macfound.org. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
- ^ "2 Oakland Residents Receive MacArthur Genius Grants". CBS Bay Area. September 26, 2019. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^ Kelly, John (September 26, 2019). "Restorative Justice Leader sujatha baliga Named a MacArthur Genius". The Chronicle of Social Change. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
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