Udi Ofer
Contributor
Udi Ofer is the deputy national political director of the American Civil Liberties Union and the director of the ACLU’s Justice Division, which leads the ACLU’s political, legislative, and electoral advocacy on criminal justice reform, including the Campaign for Smart Justice, which is the ACLU’s unprecedented campaign to cut nationwide incarceration rates by 50 percent. Ofer has more than 20 years of experience as a civil rights lawyer and policy advocate. His work and commentary have been featured in hundreds of national and local news outlets, and he has testified as an expert before dozens of lawmaking bodies, including the United States Senate. Ofer has been a visiting lecturer at Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs since 2018.
