Kevin R. Hill ’16 is a student at Temple University Beasley School of Law and a 2014 Law and Public Policy Scholar. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Hill graduated cum laude with departmental honors, earning his B.A. in Legal Studies from Park University in Missouri. While pursuing his undergraduate degree, Mr. Hill worked for the U.S. Department of Justice in the Bureau of Prisons as a Correctional Officer and Diversity Program Manager. The intersection of these duties fostered his interests in sentencing and prison program reform, leading to his decision to attend law school in order to effect change in the arena of public safety enhancement through reentry reform and recidivism reduction. Mr. Hill’s current policy focus is sentencing reform and merit based prison programming implementation. Mr. Hill has always had a commitment to public service and public interest, which led to his enlistment and service in the United States Marine Corps, and later to working in law enforcement within the Department of Justice. He has also worked as a volunteer for the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program, established a partnership between Temple Law School and the Philadelphia Veteran’s Court to provide mentors and support for veterans in the court treatment process, and continues to serve as a Christian Legal Services volunteer at the Ayuda Clinic in Philadelphia. Mr. Hill is a co-founder of Temple Law School’s Service-Members Law Association, an organization that serves veterans in the Philadelphia community and educates students on veterans’ issues. As a Law & Public Policy Scholar, Mr. Hill interns at the U.S. Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Office of Enforcement Operations. His work includes conducting legal and factual research on matters relating to electronic surveillance and emerging technologies, as well as coordinating responses to Freedom of Information Act requests and Special Administrative Measures complaints.
