via PLAP blog On February 5, 2021, PLAP Policy Directors Joan Steffen and Sheridan Cunningham submitted written testimony on proposed changes to the regulations governing mail procedures in …
Advocating for Compassionate Release During COVID-19
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 incarcerated people through the Prison …
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Student Attorney Spotlight: Matthew Disler
by Matthew Dislervia PLAP blog PLAP Student Attorney Matthew Disler (J.D. ’21) provides a first-hand account of his experience representing a client in a disciplinary hearing this past fall. …
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Policy Directors Sheridan Cunningham and Joan Steffen Testify on Revisions to Medical Parole Regulations
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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