There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children.
- Nelson Mandela
Meet Rickell Howard Smith
Rickell is an experienced civil rights attorney, child advocate, and juvenile law expert. She uses her fierce legal and advocacy skills to address injustice in the criminal legal system and change systems that drive inequities for children and families. She’s litigated Federal civil rights suits on behalf of children and adults involved with the juvenile and criminal systems and is a community leader with deep connections to communities impacted by the justice system.