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Thirteen previously incarcerated students graduated with certificates in paralegal studies from Georgetown University Law Center on Sept. 25.

The Fifth Cohort of the MORCA-GU Paralegal Program Graduates

By Erin Saunders, Senior Features Editor October 26, 2024

Thirteen previously incarcerated students graduated with certificates in paralegal studies from Georgetown University Law Center on Sept. 25.  The students are the fifth cohort of the Mayor’s Office...

Georgetown University | The Supreme Court of Maryland reinstated the conviction of Prisons and Justice Associate Adnan Syed Aug. 30.

Maryland Supreme Court Reinstates Conviction of PJI Associate Adnan Syed

By Aamir Jamil, Senior News Editor September 6, 2024

The Supreme Court of Maryland reinstated the conviction of Adnan Syed, who currently works as an associate at Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI), on procedural grounds in an...

Prisons and Justice Initiative Publishes 2023 Report, Celebrates Year of Education and Exoneration

By Madison Fox-Moore January 19, 2024

On Jan. 11, the Georgetown University Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) released its annual report, which detailed a year of exoneration, education and expansion. Established in 2016 to provide...

Georgetown Professor Shares Insight on Prison Exonerations, Raises Awareness about Wrongful Convictions

By Catherine Alaimo September 29, 2023

Georgetown government and law professor Marc Howard (L ’12) has worked on several programs related to criminal justice reform since he founded the Georgetown University Prisons and Justice Initiative...

Georgetown Hires Adnan Syed for Prison Reform Initiative

Georgetown Hires Adnan Syed for Prison Reform Initiative

By Michelle Vassilev and Nina Raj January 12, 2023

Adnan Syed, who was recently exonerated after spending 23 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction, will join Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI), an organization that...

Prisons and Justice Initiative Annual Report Highlights Program Achievements, Goals

Prisons and Justice Initiative Annual Report Highlights Program Achievements, Goals

By Mia Dugan April 21, 2022

The Georgetown Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) released its annual report summarizing the program’s goals for the future and its achievements in the past year including the launch of a new bachelor’s...

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