via PLAP blog On September 16, PLAP Policy Directors Sheridan Cunningham and Joan Steffen submitted written testimony to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) on …
They’ve been granted parole. So why can it take years for them to get out of prison?
by Jenifer B. McKim via Boston Globe Magazine Nearly 10 years ago, Wilfred Dacier was told he would be a free man. But for Dacier, now 63, his view continued to be a little corner of the town of …
Student Practice Organizations Panel 2019
Student Practice Organizations often provide 1Ls with their first opportunity to gain practical legal experience at HLS. Each SPO is typically led by a student board consisting of 2L and 3L students …
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PLAP Appeals MA Parole Board’s Decision to Deny Parole to an Inmate with Mental Health Needs
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 the center of a legal controversy that involves two state …
State rules would limit eligibility for medical parole for seriously ill prisoners in Massachusetts
Via MassLive By: Shira Schoenberg Since Massachusetts created a medical parole program in April 2018, the state has approved only four requests to release terminally ill prisoners. Now, new …
PLAP’s Shanell Lavery Honored with WLA Shatter the Ceiling Award
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, the WLA recognizes the people …
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