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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

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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.…

April 7, 2022

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Returning Citizens Graduate from Georgetown Paralegal Program

Ten returning citizens graduated from the MORCA-Georgetown Paralegal Program in.…

March 31, 2022

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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.…

March 14, 2022