Students will update sections of the ACLU of Alaska’s Prisoners’ Rights Guide, working as part of a team of 25 law students from various law schools across the country. The guide details prisoners' constitutional rights and how they function in Alaska's unique criminal justice system. Students will be supervised by the ACLU of Alaska’s Legal and Policy Director and participate in bi-monthly conference calls with important figures in Alaska's criminal justice community who will help guide the project.
Organization
ACLU of Alaska
The American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska is the Alaska affiliate of the national ACLU, the nations’ oldest and largest protector of the Bill of Rights. The ACLU of Alaska is Alaska’s premier civil liberties advocate. By integrating litigation, advocacy, and public education, the ACLU of Alaska defends and expands individual rights guaranteed to every Alaskan by the constitutions and laws of Alaska and the United States.
Project Details
- Website
- http://www.acluak.org
- Project Start Date
November 2017
- Approximate hours of work requested
- Students should expect to spend approximately 30 hours total on the project through the spring semester
- Training
- The supervising attorney will provide training materials and will be available to answer questions that arise in the course of the project
- Skills used
- Legal research/writing
- Project location
- Project tasks may be completed at a location of students’ choice
- Number of student volunteers requested
- 10
- Class year preference
- 1L, 2L, 3L, LLM
- To Apply
- Submit a cover letter, resume, and writing sample to trich@acluak.org with the subject line “PRG Pro Bono Project”; please copy Sarah Sedgwick at ssedgwick@law.utexas.edu on the email