Mitigation Specialist Elizabeth Vartkessian, “The Deserving"
Schedule
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
St. Louis County Library | Frontenac, MO
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Founder and director of nonprofit mitigation team Advancing Real Change Inc., Elizabeth Vartkessian’s clients are often legally guilty, and often of terrible crimes. She will spend hundreds of hours per case talking to the families, teachers, and neighbors of a defendant. Vartkessian weaves powerful stories from her extraordinary career into an inspiring argument for dignity in American justice. Her unique experience has taught her that due to personal or generational trauma we cannot hold her clients solely responsible for their actions, nor can we continue to stomach harsh penalties that deny real justice to perpetrators and victims alike. “The Deserving” offers a hope-filled vision of true rehabilitation replacing retribution.Books available from Left Bank Books.
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St. Louis County Library, 1640 S Lindbergh Blvd,Ladue, Missouri, Frontenac, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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