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Liman Center Announces 2022–2023 Fellows

The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law will welcome 10 new fellows for 2022–2023 and extend the fellowships of four current fellows.
Liman Center Announces 2022–2023 Fellows
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Liman Center Welcomes New Director

Jennifer Taylor ’10, a Senior Attorney at Equal Justice Initiative, will be the next Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Liman Center Welcomes New Director
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Yale Daily News

Connecticut Residents, Lawmakers Testify on Criminal Justice Bills (link is external)1

Liman Center Director Jenny Carroll explains the harms of Connecticut’s incarceration lien and Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on a measure to limit the use of solitary confinement.

Connecticut Residents, Lawmakers Testify on Criminal Justice Bills (link is external)
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PBS News Hour

Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing for Years. A New Court Case Could Change That (link is external)2

Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik is quoted about Arizona’s privatized prison health care system.
Arizona’s Privatized Prison Health Care Has Been Failing for Years. A New Court Case Could Change That (link is external)
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Panel Examines Health Hazards of Correctional Occupations

The Solomon Center for Health Law and Policy began its Spring Spotlight Series on Prison Health with a panel on understanding and addressing the health hazards of correctional staff.
Panel Examines Health Hazards of Correctional Occupations
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Jessica Sager ’99 Reimagines Childcare

A profile of Jessica Sager ’99, co-founder and chief executive officer of All Our Kin, a national nonprofit that trains, supports, and sustains family childcare educators. She started the organization when she was a Liman Fellow.
Jessica Sager ’99 Reimagines Childcare
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Liman Center Joins Call to Repeal Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien

Liman Center students joined elected officials and community partners in calling for the repeal of a Connecticut law that charges people in prison and jail for the costs of their incarceration.
Liman Center Joins Call to Repeal Connecticut’s Incarceration Lien
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Yale Daily News

State Legislators Support Scrapping Prison-stay Fees for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (link is external)3

Liman Center research supports state officials and community advocates calling for the repeal of Connecticut’s incarceration lien.

State Legislators Support Scrapping Prison-stay Fees for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals (link is external)
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CT Post

Bridgeport, New Haven Legislators Want End To Billing of Former Inmates (link is external)4

Liman Center Student Director Camila Reed-Guevara ’23 presents research at a news conference to propose repealing Connecticut’s “pay-to-stay” law, which requires people who have served time in prison to turn over money from lawsuit settlements or inheritances to the state. 

Bridgeport, New Haven Legislators Want End To Billing of Former Inmates (link is external)
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The New York Times

27 Years in Solitary Confinement, Then Another Plea for Help in Texas (link is external)5

A 2020 study co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law is cited in an article about solitary confinement.

27 Years in Solitary Confinement, Then Another Plea for Help in Texas (link is external)

Links

  1. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/03/27/connecticut-residents-lawmakers-testify-on-criminal-justice-bills/
  2. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/arizonas-privatized-prison-health-care-has-been-failing-for-years-a-new-court-case-could-change-that
  3. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/02/20/state-legislators-support-scrapping-prison-stay-fees-for-formerly-incarcerated-individuals/
  4. https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Bridgeport-New-Haven-legislators-want-end-to-16927632.php
  5. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/14/us/supreme-court-solitary-confinement.html