Parole Hearings chief speaks to students

Martin Hoshino addresses the Post-Conviction Justice Project Martin Hoshino, executive officer of the Board of Parole Hearings, spoke to a small group of students and faculty Feb. 4. Hoshino, who was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in January 2008, gave an overview of the correctional system and discussed the challenges facing Board of Parole Hearings. He spoke to a group of mostly students who are enrolled in the USC Law Post-Conviction Justice Project. The clinic, co-directed by Profs. Michael Brennan and Heidi Rummel, represents inmates at the California Institution for Women, located in Corona, Calif. Students enrolled in the year-long clinic represent clients in parole hearings and legal challenges to denials of parole in state and federal courts.