Yannick Wood, Esq.

Director, Criminal Justice Reform Program

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Yannick Wood, Esq.

Director, Criminal Justice Reform Program

Yannick Wood is the Director of the Criminal Justice Reform Program at the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice.

In this capacity, he manages the Institute’s efforts to transform New Jersey’s youth incarceration system as well as create initiatives to keep law enforcement accountable to the communities in which they serve.

Yannick was an assistant district attorney with the Queens County District Attorney for over five years. While leading prosecutions of simple offenses to violent felonies, he advocated for diversion programs, substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, and alternatives to incarceration. He has also been a voice for diversity and inclusion within the law enforcement community. Prior to working in the District Attorney’s office, he served as a fellow with Transform Johannesburg (now Neighbours), which is a community-based non-profit organization that focused on alleviating poverty, eliminating xenophobia, and promoting police accountability in inner-city Johannesburg, South Africa.

Yannick holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School.

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