Tag
Prison Legal Assistance Project
-
Four members of the HLS Class of 2023 have been selected as recipients of the Skadden Fellowship, a two-year fellowship to…
-
Making connections—and a difference—through Student Practice Organizations
September 15, 2021
via Harvard Law Today
by Rachel Reed Ask students involved with any of Harvard Law School’s 11 Student Practice Organizations (SPOs) why they participate, 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 at… -
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 that is…
-
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 the regulations…
-
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…
-
Student Attorney Spotlight: Matthew Disler
October 4, 2020
by Matthew Disler
via PLAP blog PLAP Student Attorney Matthew Disler (J.D. ’21) provides a first-hand account of his experience representing a client in… -
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…
-
by Jenifer B. McKim via Boston Globe Magazine Advocates say the Massachusetts parole system suffers from a “trail ’em, nail ’em, and jail ’em”…
-
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 *Calvin resides in a prison that for him is also a purgatory. For nine years, Calvin has found himself at…
-
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,…
-
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…
-
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.
-
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).
-
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…