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Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project
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Highlights of the 2022-2023 SPO Experience
May 19, 2023
SPOs are cherished by HLS students, as an opportunity to explore their own passions from human rights to the arts, and much more. Here’s what students had to say about some of their SPO experiences this year.
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Protecting the right to vote in the Election Law Clinic
January 18, 2023
By Regina Fairfax ’24 Regina Fairfax ’24 I came to Harvard Law School with a passion for Voting Rights and public service. In my…
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Highlights of the SPO Experience
September 9, 2022
Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) are a great way to get involved in hands-on legal work while being supervised by a practicing attorney beginning your first…
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‘If not now, then when?’
August 9, 2022
Keeping Tabs is a Q&A series that follows alumni on their careers after graduation, the lasting impacts of their clinical and pro bono experiences…
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Making connections—and a difference—through Student Practice Organizations
September 15, 2021
via Harvard Law Today
by Rachel Reed Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Harvard Law School in Cambridge, MA. Credit: Brooks KraftHLS clinics and… -
The Group Protest That Wasn’t
April 23, 2021
via PLAP blog
by Megan Corrigan J.D. 22 & Jack Lubin J.D. ’22 Our client is a community organizer, and he is great… -
PLAP Team Victorious at Massachusetts Appeals Court
April 12, 2021
via PLAP blog On March 22, students from Harvard PLAP won a ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court that will improve access to courts for incarcerated people challenging the discipline…
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Policy Directors Joan Steffen and Sheridan Cunningham Testify on Proposed Revisions to DOC Mail Regulations
March 22, 2021
via PLAP blog
On February 5, 2021, PLAP Policy Directors Joan Steffen and Sheridan Cunningham submitted written testimony on proposed changes to… -
Advocating for Compassionate Release During COVID-19
October 9, 2020
by Sarah Parker J.D.’21 Quarantined in my apartment, I felt powerless as COVID-19 ravaged our most vulnerable communities last spring. Because of my work with…
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Student Attorney Spotlight: Matthew Disler
October 4, 2020
by Matthew Disler
via PLAP blog
Credit: Credit: Ingebjørg Kårstad/Norwegian Refugee Council PLAP Student Attorney Matthew Disler (J.D. ’21) provides a first-hand account of his… -
Policy Directors Sheridan Cunningham and Joan Steffen Testify on Revisions to Medical Parole Regulations
September 26, 2020
via PLAP blog On September 16, PLAP Policy Directors Sheridan Cunningham and Joan Steffen submitted written testimony to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public…
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by Jenifer B. McKim via Boston Globe Magazine Advocates say the Massachusetts parole system suffers from a “trail ’em, nail ’em, and jail ’em”…
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Student Practice Organizations Panel 2019
September 12, 2019
Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls with their first opportunity to gain practical legal experience at HLS. Each SPO is typically led by…
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PLAP Appeals MA Parole Board’s Decision to Deny Parole to an Inmate with Mental Health Needs
August 7, 2019
By: Jarrod Nelson, JD ’21 Source: Pixabay *Calvin resides in a prison that for him is also a purgatory. For nine years, Calvin has…
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State rules would limit eligibility for medical parole for seriously ill prisoners in Massachusetts
July 19, 2019
Via MassLive By: Shira Schoenberg Since Massachusetts created a medical parole program in April 2018, the state has approved only four requests to release…
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By: PLAP’s Executive Board On Wednesday, April 17th, the Harvard Women’s Law Association (WLA) is holding their annual Shatter the Ceiling Awards ceremony. Each spring,…
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Sarah Rutherford ’21, David Shea ’20, and William “Billy” Wright ’21: Candidates for Director of Student Organizations and Journals
March 15, 2019
Via The Harvard Law Record By: Merve Ciplak and Kate Thoreson Sarah Rutherford ’21 Record: Why are you running for DoSO? Sarah Rutherford: I…
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Humanizing Individuals in the Criminal Justice System
October 30, 2018
PLAP students representing a client in a parole hearing By: Regina Powers, J.D. ’19 I joined the Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) the fall of…
