Archive: News
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Read the 2022 Annual Report!
Flip through our 2022 annual report to get to know PJI’s programs, take a look back at our work over the past year, and meet talented students and alumni!
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Meet the 2022 Paralegal Fellows
Samantha K. Bond Samantha is a native Washingtonian and a creative problem solver who has a background in nonprofit work, business, and government. She was recently the special assistant for the
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Making an Exoneree Receives Grant from Department of Justice
A new $495,000 grant from the Department of Justice will allow the Making an Exoneree program to ramp up its support of wrongfully convicted people across the country.
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Guy Redford: Starting a New Career with New Confidence
Paralegal Program alumnus Guy Redford has launched a professional career and is helping mentor the next group of students.
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Two Returning Citizens and Advocates Join PJI Team
The Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative welcomed two new program associates to the
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Paralegal Program Welcomes Third Class of Returning Citizens
A new group of returning citizens began their paralegal certificate program at Georgetown in August.
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Seizing Opportunity With Raymond Dodd
Two years after his release, Prison Scholars alum Raymond (Ray) Dodd discusses how he is turning his advocacy dreams into a reality.
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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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