Hillary Blout
Founder, Executive director
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Hillary Blout is the Founder and Executive Director of For The People, the national nonprofit that works with prosecutors to identify people in prison who can be safely released, reuniting families and strengthening communities for generations to come. In 2018, Hillary drafted and secured the passage of AB 2942—the first Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing law in the country. In 2019, Hillary founded For The People to spearhead implementation of this area of law.
Hillary was previously a prosecutor for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. She is a fierce advocate for victims of crime, having spent years focusing on crimes against women and children. During her time at Californians for Safety and Justice, Hillary also promoted second chances for thousands of people previously convicted of lower-level felonies statewide.
In 2022, Hillary became the recipient of Fast Company’s 2022 World-Changing Ideas Award for her innovations in criminal justice. She has also been awarded by Powerful Women of the Bay and the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice, along with being named one of San Francisco Business Times' Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business.
Hillary is a frequent trainer and panelist. She has spoken at the National District Attorneys Association, Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania’s Quattrone Center, The Sentencing Project, among others. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, Newsweek, Slate, USA Today, Bloomberg, and the American Bar Association Journal, among others.
Hillary currently leads the nation’s first Prosecutor-Initiated Resentencing clinic at the University of California, Davis Law School. In 2021, she also hosted Prosecution Leaders of Now ensuring executive education for emerging leaders in prosecution. She is a Galaxy Gives Fellow, a social entrepreneur at Draper Richards Kaplan foundation, and a member of the Council on Criminal Justice.
Hillary received her B.A. in Political Science from San Francisco State University in and her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law. She is from the Bay Area, and lives in Oakland with her husband and two boys.