Abigail Finkelman is Special Assistant to the Director in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program where she provides administrative, editorial, research, and strategy support to the Director and team. She previously worked at the Agenda Project and the Elizabeth Warren for Senate Campaign, serving on headquarters staff and as a GOTV Field Consultant. Abby was a contributor to the Oxford Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present and Twitter Wit: Brilliance in 140 Characters or Less. Abby holds a B.A., cum laude, in political science from the College of St. Rose, where she wrote for the newspaper and served on the board of the student women’s and LGBTQ groups.

Publications:

• Solutions: American Leaders Speak Out on Criminal Justice (associate editor), April 27, 2015

Articles & Commentary:

• Why Isn't Prison Justice on the Ballot?, The Daily Beast, November 1, 2014
• A Tyrant? Not Exactly..., The Huffington Post, August 28, 2014
• Preventing Future Fergusons, The Huffington Post, August 22, 2014
• Banning 'the Box', The American Prospect, May 14, 2014