Register now for Flashlights: Jailhouse Lawyers, Legal Empowerment, and Building a Just World Together.
For too many people in the world, the law is a threat, and justice is out of reach. This is nowhere more true than for people in prison.
But jailhouse lawyers are changing that. These incarcerated justice advocates use the law to pursue justice for themselves and their peers from behind prison walls. And for the first time in history, jailhouse lawyers from across the country and around the globe will come together at NYU Law School to spotlight how they are transforming justice from the inside out.
Flashlights will take place over three days with jailhouse lawyers, advocates, organizers, artists, researchers and professors leading a series of interactive panels and community workshops to:
– Highlight the role of jailhouse lawyers as human rights defenders
– Foster dialogue on effective inside-out organizing strategies
– Build international solidarity and amplify diverse voices
– Explore the unique experiences of women jailhouse lawyers
– Examine how jailhouse lawyers and their allies are reshaping the practice of law in law schools, courtrooms, and on the streets
– Provide a space to dialogue with currently incarcerated jailhouse lawyers through live phone calls, reading of letters, and reflection on their visions and demands for a more just future
– Host an immersive art experience to celebrate the launch of the Flashlights digital archive – a powerful collection of letters, poems, and art created by members of the Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative
Organized by: The Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative at the Bernstein Institute
Date: October 15-17, 2024
CLE offered
We invite you to join us for this historic event, where jailhouse lawyers will light a path towards a more just and equitable world.