Archive: News
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Pivot, PJI receive grant to provide emergency assistance to returning citizens
The Georgetown Pivot Program and the Prisons and Justice Initiative were awarded over $170,000 in grant funding to directly support students experiencing hardship in the transition home from incarceration.
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Tray Jones Comes Home After 37 Years
Sentenced to life in 1985 when he was just 16 years old, Arlando “Tray” Jones III walked out of prison on July 29, 2022, two days after his 54th birthday. It had been more than 37 years since he had last been free.
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Incarcerated Students, Georgetown Undergrads Find Common Ground in the Classroom
Students in the Georgetown Forgotten Humanity of Prisoners course create connections beyond the walls of the DC Jail.
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Making an Exoneree 2022: Students Advocate for the Wrongfully Convicted
Georgetown students share the stories of five wrongfully convicted people who have spent a combined 107 years in prison.
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Read the 2021 Annual Report
A look at PJI’s work and impact in 2021.
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Georgetown Begins Bachelor’s Degree Program at Maryland Prison
Twenty-five people started classes as part of the university’s new degree program for incarcerated students in Maryland.
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Returning Citizens Graduate from Georgetown Paralegal Program
Ten returning citizens graduated from the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program in February.
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Martin Tankleff, Attorney and Exoneree, Named to Prestigious Georgetown Professorship
Tankleff, who co-leads Georgetown’s Making an Exoneree course, was named the new Peter P. Mullen Distinguished Visiting Professor.
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Prison Scholars Celebrate End of Fall Semester
Georgetown students at the D.C. Jail marked the end of the semester and celebrated their achievements.
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In Unique Course, Georgetown Students and Prison Scholars Learn Together
Every Tuesday over the fall semester, Georgetown undergraduates and incarcerated scholars came together for class.
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