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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…

October 28, 2022

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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.…

October 21, 2022

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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.…

September 16, 2022

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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 team, both returning citizens committed to criminal justice.…

August 31, 2022

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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 23, 2022

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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.…

August 15, 2022

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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…

August 1, 2022

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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.…

July 18, 2022

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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.…

May 6, 2022

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Read the 2021 Annual Report

A look at PJI's work and impact in.…

April 11, 2022