One student will help interview the Parole Project’ former clients about their successes and challenges upon release from prison and prepare a short summary of findings and recommendations for how the project might be able to support current and future clients upon their release from prison.
Organization
Parole Project, Mithoff Pro Bono Program
The Parole Project is a student-led internal project of the Richard and Ginni Mithoff Pro Bono Program. Its mission is to prepare parole packets on behalf of incarcerated women in order to provide the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole with information that enables the Board to gain a more holistic, human picture of incarcerated individuals it reviews for parole.
Project Details
- Project Start Date
Monday, January 11 through Friday, January 22; students will not be required to work on the MLK Holiday (Monday, January 18)
- Approximate hours of work requested
- 20 hours over 2 weeks
- Training
- Training and supervision will be provided by Parole Project supervising attorney Prof. Helen Gaebler throughout the project on an as-needed basis
- Skills used
- Legal research/writing
- Project location
- Virtual
- Address
- 727 East Dean Keeton Street, Austin, TX 78705
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 1
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- Required skills
- Strong research and writing skills required; students with an interest in the criminal legal system are encouraged to apply
- To Apply
- Register at Eventbrite (link coming soon)