JLI Workshop: Creative Spaces to Break Down Walls and Build Community

On October 15-17, 2024, the Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative housed at the Bernstein Institute for Human Rights at NYU School of Law is hosting Flashlights: Jailhouse Lawyers, Legal Empowerment and Building a Just World Together, a historic convening of jailhouse lawyers in dialogue with justice allies that illuminates the power and promise of legal empowerment to advance justice from the inside out. 

Join us as for an interactive workshop as we bring jailhouse lawyers in conversation with conference attendees by building bridges and community across prison walls. The workshop will be 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.