In black caps and gowns, 16 returning citizens walked across the graduation stage at Georgetown University, celebrating their academic success in and the start of a new chapter …
Class is in session for Making an Exoneree, Georgetown University’s unprecedented course in which a group of dedicated undergraduate students reinvestigate likely wrongful conviction cases. …
Professor Mike Ryan, who has taught Personal Finance at the D.C. Jail, said that the Prison Scholars Program has made him a better teacher and learner, emphasizing that educators should continue to get involved in prison education.…
Colie “Shaka” Long describes his experience returning to the D.C. Jail for the first time as a free man and speaking at the Prison Scholars Program End of Semester Celebration.…
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 system. …
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 transition home from incarceration. …
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! …
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…