Calvin Duncan is the founder and director of the Light of Justice program, which works to improve access to the courts for incarcerated individuals. A former jailhouse lawyer at Angola prison, his work has contributed to landmark US Supreme Court decisions, including Smith v. Cain (2012)and Ramos v. Louisiana (2020). Duncan holds a JD from Lewis & Clark Law School and resides in New Orleans, where he continues his advocacy on behalfof those still behind bars.

Sophie Cull is a criminal justice reform advocate who has published on the death penalty, life sentences, and prosecutorial misconduct. As a cofounder of The Visiting Room Project, she helped create the world's largest collection of filmed interviews with people serving life without parole. Originally from Australia, she began her career in New Orleans, assisting legal organizations defending individuals on Louisiana's death row.