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Ram Subramanian
e-mail: rsubramanian@vera.org
tel: (212) 376-3037

Program Associate, Center on Sentencing and Corrections

Ram joined Vera in November 2010. He is a lawyer who has worked for many years on issues of democracy, judicial independence, sexual and other kinds of political violence, and on human rights issues more broadly in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has studied and worked in many parts of the world. He has an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a law degree from the University of Melbourne Law School.

Blog Posts

Supreme Court: recognizing plea bargaining as the norm
The high court has ruled that “the negotiation of a plea bargain, rather than the unfolding of a trial, is almost always the critical point for a defendant.”
How will a new law affect South Africa's pretrial population?
A statute recently enacted may help improve conditions, but it is unclear how the time limits it imposes will reduce the number of remand detainees.
After the riots: Harsh sentences will strain a burdened system
Excessive sentences for minor offenses will have repercussions not only for people convicted, but for the U.K. court and prison systems.

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Center on Sentencing and Corrections
Ram joined Vera in November 2010. He is a lawyer who has worked for many years on issues of democracy, judicial independence, sexual and other kinds of political violence, and on human rights issues more broadly in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has studied and worked in many parts of the world. He has an undergraduate degree from Wesleyan University in Connecticut, a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a law degree from the University of Melbourne Law School.

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Center on Sentencing and Corrections
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Sentencing and Corrections

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