Wednesday, September 28, 2022
Echoes of Attica Brings 1971 Prison Uprising to Life
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law recently co-hosted Echoes of Attica, a performance that tells the story of the 1971 prison massacre, one of the deadliest in U.S. history.
Thursday, September 15, 2022
New Data Show How Often Alabama Uses Solitary Confinement
WBHM
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments in a news story about the use of solitary confinement in Alabama, where roughly five percent of prisoners are housed in solitary confinement for more than 15 days a year.
Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Solitary Confinement Is Torture. U.S. Prisons Should Stop Using It.
The Washington Post
An editorial cites a report co-authored by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law showing that the use of solitary is confinement is declining in U.S. prisons, but a significant number of people are still kept in isolation.
Thursday, September 1, 2022
Q&A: Liman Center Director Jennifer Taylor on Building Community
Jennifer Taylor ’10, the new Director of the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law, discusses what brought her back to Yale Law School and her plans to connect with the Liman network.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
California May Be 1st to Ban Solo Confinement for Immigrants
The Associated Press
Reporting on California’s ban on solitary confinement in immigrant detention centers, A.P. cites the Liman Center’s report on solitary confinement.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Nearly 50,000 People Held in Solitary Confinement in U.S., Report Says
The Guardian
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law.
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
New Report Details Solitary Decline
The New Haven Independent
Arthur Liman Professor of Law Judith Resnik comments on the declining use solitary confinement in a news story on a report by the Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law and the use of solitary confinement in Connecticut.
Tuesday, August 2, 2022
Q&A: Liman Fellow Doug Stevick ’96 on Lawyering Off the Beaten Path
Douglas L. Stevick ’96, a 1998 Liman Fellow, discusses the rewards of a career in the lesser-traveled parts of the country.
Tuesday, July 19, 2022
Liman Fellow Isadora Ruyter-Harcourt ’21 on Racial Disparities and the Death Penalty
Liman Fellow Isadora Ruyter-Harcourt ’21 discusses her work at the Powell Project and her experience working on a pretrial capital case.
Friday, June 24, 2022
Liman Center Marks 25 Years and Looks to the Future
The Arthur Liman Center for Public Interest Law honored its 25th anniversary on April 7–9 at this year’s annual Liman Public Interest Colloquium with more than 300 people participating.