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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… -
by Grace Yuh The Skadden Foundation named its 2021 class of Skadden Fellows in late November and of the 29 recipients, nine are current…
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‘Seeing the law work on a nitty-gritty level is really important to remembering that people interact with the law’
October 30, 2020
by Grace Yuh
via Harvard Law Today Credit: A. Trautwig For Harvard Law School students providing pro bono services to individuals in need, legal practice… -
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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2020 Student Practice Organizations Panel
September 22, 2020
by Grace Yuh Students at Harvard Prison LEgal Assistance Project (PLAP) credit: Martha Stewart Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls, transfer students, and LL.M…
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A Case for Compassion
August 11, 2020
via Harvard Law Bulletin – Summer 2020 by Lewis Rice Credit: Prescott Loveland OCP Note: During her time at HLS, Juliana Andonian was a…
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via Harvard Law Today Credit: Jean Gill via iStock/Getty Images Michael Horrell ’14 became the first of many Harvard Law School students to represent…
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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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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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SPO Student Reflection: LGBTQ Representation in TAP and PLAP
September 12, 2018
By: D Dangaran, JD’20 Not every law school allows its students to represent clients in their first year, and I chose HLS to prioritize direct…
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PLAP court victory helps disabled parolees
June 30, 2017
From Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project—In May, Massachusetts’ highest court extended the American with Disabilities Act to mentally and physically disabled prisoners seeking parole, ruling that the state must help them get support systems in place in the community.
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PLAP student argues case before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
February 27, 2017
From Prison Legal Assistance Project—Recently, Tabitha Cohen JD '18 argued the appeal of a lawsuit, Crowell v. Massachusetts Parole Board, filed by the Harvard Prison Legal Assistance Project (PLAP) in the Massachusetts State Supreme Court, formally known as the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC).
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Shining a light at PLAP
July 7, 2016
Priscila Santos By Priscila Santos, 2L
Suffolk University School of Law When I applied for an internship at Harvard Law School’s Prison Legal Assistance… -
By Erin DeGrand J.D. ’16 Erin DeGrand J.D. ’16 Joining PLAP as a 1L, I was most attracted to the fact that it seemed like…