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From One Campus to Another: Georgetown Graduate Helps Incarcerated Students Get Georgetown Degrees
Samantha Simonsen joined PJI as a Georgetown graduate in January 2025. Now, she’s helping incarcerated students get their Georgetown degrees. As the administrative coordinator…
April 14, 2026
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Making an Exoneree Welcomes Ninth Cohort at Georgetown
This January, Making an Exoneree (MAE) welcomed 15 students to its ninth cohort at Georgetown University. Over the course of the semester, undergraduate students have been…
March 19, 2026
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The Power of Lived Experience at PJI
The Prisons and Justice Initiative’s newest team member, Kittrell Decator, joined the team with a unique story that fuels his commitment to legal system reform. In 2016,…
February 10, 2026
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Pivot Graduate Monte Pollard Named to Obama Foundation Leaders USA Program
Monte Pollard, graduate of the Pivot Program’s second cohort, was recently named a 2025-2026 Obama Foundation USA Leader. Leaders participate in a six-month, virtual leadership…
January 8, 2026
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End-of-Semester Celebration Highlights “In Your Shoes” Student Ensemble
The Prison Scholars Program celebrated yet another successful semester! This semester’s celebration included remarks from faculty and students, as well as Georgetown alum…
December 18, 2025
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Georgetown Pivot Program Welcomes Cohort 8 Fellows
The Georgetown Pivot Program recently welcomed its eighth cohort of Pivot fellows! Over the next nine months, fellows will engage in an intensive curriculum focused on business…
October 23, 2025
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MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program Celebrates Graduates’ Achievements
Family members, friends and supporters recently gathered at Georgetown Law to celebrate eight graduates of the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program during a ceremony honoring their…
October 9, 2025
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Milestone Reached for Exoneree and Georgetown Professor Martin Tankleff
Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative proudly celebrates Martin Tankleff, Peter P. Mullen Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University and an…
October 7, 2025
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A Long-Awaited Return Home for a Making an Exoneree Participant
After spending nearly 28 years in a Louisiana prison for a crime he did not commit, John Kinsel is finally free. In the photo above, Kinsel is pictured with two former Making an…
October 3, 2025
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Read the 2024 Annual Report
Check out the Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative’s 2024 Annual Report! Dive into our programs, get to know students and alumni, and explore important milestones from our…
October 1, 2025