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Liman Fellow Tiffany Bailey ’17: Challenging the Criminalization of Homelessness
An essay by 2019-2020 Liman Fellow Tiffany Bailey ’17.
Working for Justice
The careers of recent Yale Law School graduates working as prosecutors, defense attorneys, and advocates have been shaped by high-profile incidents of violence and bipartisan calls for criminal justice reform.
Professor Resnik and Dwayne Betts ’16 to Present on Prisons at Conference of Law Schools
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law’s Judith Resnik and Dwayne Betts ’16 will present at the 2021 annual meeting of the American Association of Law Schools in a panel that combines imagery, music, documents, and data to convey the experience of prisoners.
Understanding Fines, Fees, and the Funding of Public Services
An overview of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law’s work at the intersection of public finance and monetary sanctions
The Liman Center Publishes its Annual Reports
The 2020 edition of The Liman Center Reports, the annual publication of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School, has been published in print and online.
CJAC Wins Speedy Release of Medically Vulnerable Individuals from Federal Prison in Danbury
A federal court ordered the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) to release 17 medically vulnerable individuals currently incarcerated at FCI Danbury, the sole federal prison in Connecticut. The plaintiffs are represented by the Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic (CJAC) at Yale Law School.
Video Project Amplifies Jailed People’s Words, Liman Fellows’ Case
A COVID-19 outbreak in a Maryland jail at the core of a class-action lawsuit to which Liman Fellows contributed has inspired a media campaign highlighting the words of incarcerated people.
Liman Center and Partners: Plan Needed for CT Prisoner Votes to Count
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School has joined with several organizations to propose immediate and long-term solutions to protect the voting rights of prisoners in Connecticut.