John Dacey

Executive Director, Abolish Private Prisons

Worked for 12 years at legal aid and public interest firms where he handled class actions and other cases for the poor and people with disabilities in matters concerning poverty and disability programs, particularly Medicaid, and jail conditions. His work includes trials in state, federal, and tribal courts. John served as a state court judge pro tem and a federal court-appointed mediator to mediate inmate lawsuits over medical care and religious freedoms. For the last five years, John has been building a litigation challenge to the constitutionality of private for-profit prisons.

Robert Craig

Associate Director, Abolish Private Prisons

Robert Craig graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 2012. He clerked for Judge Andy Hurwitz on the Ninth Circuit for one year followed by a three-year clerkship with Judge James Soto of the District Court of Arizona. He volunteered with Abolish Private Prisons over the fall of 2017 and joined the team full-time in 2018.

Paul Bullis

Chair, Desert Southwest Conference Prison Reform Task Force

Paul is a retired attorney who has spent his career in public service. He began at Legal Aid and spent the rest of his career working for the State of Arizona and the federal government. Paul has long been active in social justice issues, including refugee/immigrant issues and prison reform.

Billie Fidlin

Director of Justice & Outreach Ministries, Desert Southwest Conference

Billie is involved in a variety of justice and outreach ministries through the Desert Southwest Conference, government agencies, and other non-profit organizations that she chairs or founded.