{"id":3037,"date":"2017-07-06T14:22:39","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T18:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/?page_id=2631"},"modified":"2026-03-02T18:28:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T18:28:51","slug":"prisoners-rights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.law.georgetown.edu\/your-life-career\/career-exploration-professional-development\/for-jd-students\/explore-legal-careers\/practice-areas\/prisoners-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"Prisoners&#8217; Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers in this area provide legal representation to prisoners, and educate the community about the issues prisoners face through research, writing, and coalition-building. Some lawyers focus on death penalty work while others dedicate their career to re-entry of prisoners or conditions in prisons. Most prisoner\u2019s rights lawyers work in non-profit organizations that represent prisoners.<\/p>\n<h2>What to Do If You Are Interested in Prisoner\u2019s Rights Law<\/h2>\n<h3>Georgetown Law Courses<\/h3>\n<p>Civil Rights<br \/>\nCriminal Law<br \/>\nExtradition Simulation<br \/>\nImmigration Law and Policy<br \/>\nPrison Law and Policy<br \/>\nPublic Welfare Law<br \/>\nRace and American Law<\/p>\n<h3>Georgetown Law Clinics<\/h3>\n<p>Appellate Litigation Clinic<br \/>\nCenter for Applied Legal Studies<br \/>\nD.C. Law Students in Court<br \/>\nCriminal Defense and Prisoner Advocacy Clinic<br \/>\nJuvenile Justice Clinic<\/p>\n<h3>Helpful Prisoner\u2019s Rights Law Resources<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hg.org\/prisoner-rights-law.html\">HG.org: Prisoners Rights<\/a> provides a basic overview of the practice area as well as useful links to educational resources and selected employers.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reentry.net\/\">Reentry.net<\/a> is a clearinghouse for attorneys, social service providers, and policy reform advocates on reentry and the consequences of criminal proceedings.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.innocenceproject.org\/\">The Innocence Project<\/a> is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sentencingproject.org\/\">The Sentencing Project<\/a> provides the legal community with sentencing advocacy training, works to reduce the reliance on incarceration and supports strategic advocacy for policy reform.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ojp.gov\/\">U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs<\/a> works in partnership with the justice community to identify the most pressing crime-related challenges confronting the justice system and to provide information, training, coordination, and innovative strategies and approaches for addressing these challenges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Representative Employers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aclu.org\/prisoners-rights\/about-aclu-national-prison-project\">ACLU, National Prison Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washlaw.org\/projects\/dc-prisoners-rights\">DC Prisoners Project, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/famm.org\/\">Families Against Mandatory Minimums<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vera.org\/\">Vera Institute of Justice<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bop.gov\/\">U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Prisons<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/uspc\">U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Parole Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawyers in this area provide legal representation to prisoners, and educate the community about the issues prisoners face through research, writing, and coalition-building. 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