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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.
Court Ruling Reflects Contributions from Liman Center Fellows
A conversation last spring among former fellows of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law at Yale Law School was one of the seeds of a lawsuit that puts coronavirus relief money into the hands of people in prison.
Liman Center Releases Updated Report on Solitary Confinement
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the Correctional Leaders Association have released "Time-In-Cell 2019: A Snapshot of Restrictive Housing," the only comprehensive, current national data on the number of prisoners in solitary confinement.
Liman Affiliates, Alumni Assist on Prison COVID-19 Suit that Reached Settlement
Liman Center affiliates and alumni shared a win for prisoners at a federal prison in Connecticut on July 28 when a settlement was reached in a class-action lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons over its handling of COVID-19.
Clinic Reaches Settlement Agreement in Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Case
The parties in Martinez-Brooks v. Easter have reached an agreement to ensure that the Federal Bureau of Prisons takes speedy action in reviewing medically vulnerable individuals for release from the Federal Correctional Institution at Danbury, CT. The Criminal Justice Advocacy Clinic represented the proposed class.