Conrad Engweiler | Youth Justice Project | Associate Director
Conrad is a formerly incarcerated youth offender who served 25 years in Oregon state correctional facilities and has been out of custody since 2014. Conrad spent 17 years in the prison law library assisting indigent offenders with all legal issues that presented themselves, including 1983 civil rights claims, family law, PCR, habeas, administrative appeals, parole board preparation and appeals. Notably, Conrad overturned the Juvenile Aggravated Murder (JAM) rules; he also succeeded in enforcing the application of 20% earned-time credit (ETC) to youth offenders sentenced to life imprisonment. Since his release, Conrad has worked as a paralegal for criminal defense and civil rights attorneys around the state of Oregon. He participated in the legislative work group that drafted SB 1008.