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Georgetown Hires Adnan Syed To Support Prisons and Justice Initiative
Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast “Serial,” has joined the university’s Prisons and Justice Initiative to support and advocate for others in the criminal legal. …
December 21, 2022
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Washington Business Journal Features Returning Citizens, PJI Alumni
The Washington Business Journal profiled three alumni of the Pivot Program and the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal.…
December 16, 2022
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In a First, Georgetown Bachelor’s Program in Prison Welcomes Mixed-Gender Class
Women incarcerated in Maryland now have the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree from Georgetown in a one-of-a-kind.…
December 12, 2022
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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…
December 7, 2022
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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! …
November 23, 2022
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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