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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

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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. …

January 4, 2022

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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. …

December 20, 2021

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ANC Commissioner Joel Castón Released from Prison

Joel Castón, a Georgetown Scholar and elected local official, returned home after 27 years of. …

November 23, 2021

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DC and Georgetown Relaunch Paralegal Program for Returning Citizens

The program trains formerly incarcerated students to become successful.…

October 13, 2021