From now until December 4, take part in our Sponsor an Incarcerated Reader fundraiser to support reading in prison! With every $10 donation, we'll send a book to someone imprisoned in Appalachia and include a note of your choice. #GivingTuesday2022 appalachianprisonbookproject.org/sponsor-an-inc…

Study on sleep in prison seeking participants for 60-120 min interviews! If you have recently done time and are willing to talk about your experience of sleeping/not sleeping/trying to sleep while inside, please fill out this form. Questions? [email protected]

Our report on state prosecutor immunity law is now live! I'll say more in days to come, but one big takeaway: some states use only qualified immunity for prosecutors, and we do not see hundreds of frivolous cases in those states. bit.ly/3Fulv6z

I think my unit is pretty great (the federal habeas unit) and we're always looking for enthusiastic reform-minded candidates, but also our conviction integrity unit is also looking for candidates. recruitingbypaycor.com/career/JobIntr… DM me with any questions about the office.

Puerto Rico is in the 1st Circuit and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which are right next door, are in the 3rd Circuit. I thought there must be a reason why, but the answer appears to be literally "we have wondered for decades and only have a guess"??inquirer.com/philly/hp/news…

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi unveiled new data showing that since his office stopped prosecuting cases originating from non-public safety traffic stops in 2021, racial disparities in stops have decreased without negatively impacting public safety. mprnews.org/story/2023/06/…

After 6 trials and 23 years behind bars, Curtis Flowers was set free due to racial discrimination in jury selection by DA Doug Evans. Evans faced no consequences and continued to run his office unchecked. Last Friday, he silently resigned. boltsmag.org/mississippi-da…

New from our Just Sentencing Project Director Ben Finholt: how North Carolina and Pennsylvania's state constitutions offer protections against extreme punishment. Take a look in this latest article from the Brennan Center brennancenter.org/our-work/analy…

Very interesting thinking on the differences between "cruel and unusual," "cruel or unusual," and simply "cruel" in the context of state constitutional protections. I hope judges and litigators in PA and NC are thinking about this!

It's rare that my interests dovetail so closely: what a lovely vignette about how birds remind us that all creatures have dignity, seek freedom, and deserve care. theappeal.org/prison-can-be-… Audubon North Carolina

🚨Jobs🚨 Thrilled to share Philadelphia DAO #DATALab will be hiring a project manager + 4 coordinators to support PCCD-funded #DATACoLab, a data-informed community engagement initiative involving close partnership with 8 community-based organizations. Links to apply in next txeet! 1/2

Interested in being a public defender? Want to have low case loads and close supervision? If you do apply to be an E. Barrett Prettyman fellow here- law.georgetown.edu/experiential-l…

Wow! Prosecutor disbarred for Brady violations: news.bloomberglaw.com/legal-ethics/p…

Join the Loevy + Loevy team! We are accepting applications on a rolling basis for our Justice Fellowship, which offers standout practicing attorneys, judicial law clerks, and law graduates an unparalleled opportunity to work on #civilrights litigation. loevy.com/career/the-jus…

Today is the 10th annual #WrongfulConvictionDay. Here are some of the leading causes of wrongful convictions:

"How can we publicly grieve the death and suffering of Israelis without these feelings being politically metabolized against Palestinians? [ ] Jewish grief is routed back into the violence of a merciless system of Palestinian subjugation that reigns from the river to the sea."

Seeking 2L/3L law students for an online study run by MSU Legal Decision Making Lab Play role of a prosecutor. Make a decision abt a plea offer. Get $10 gift card. Requires a computer (not suitable for mobile). Click here for details: bit.ly/legal_dm_study. MSU IRB approval #22-23-2998

"Really our function as jailhouse lawyers is to make sure that people don’t give up hope. Especially when we ourselves get out. That’s our job now. To make sure that people don’t give up hope." Inquest inquest.org/ambassadors-to…