Criminalized Survivor, Detention, and Justice Clinic.

Catalog description

This clinic will focus on law-related avenues of relief for individuals who have been imprisoned for killing their abusers, or who have committed other felonies arising out of their circumstances as abused persons. Most of these incarcerated persons are women who were unable to introduce evidence of their abuse when charged, convicted, or sentenced. Students will seek sentencing mitigation, clemency, and parole and will engage in legislative and policy changes to improve outcomes for victim/offenders.