We are proud to be a partner in the DC Compassionate Release Project, which has brought together hundreds of attorneys to provide representation to prisoners who are terminally ill, have a disabling condition, are of advanced age, or have other special circumstances to seek compassionate release. This work has been critical amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Join us this Thursday, February 4th, at 5:00PM as we celebrate the lives returned to freedom and the incredible advocacy done by the DC Compassionate Release Project volunteers. Hear from the attorneys involved in these life-saving cases on how the work has impacted them as well as their clients.
“The Washington Lawyers’ Committee is one of our best partners. The first time they came over, they listened to us. They understand that knowledge exists in lots of different places and didn’t act like lawyers know more than the citizens. With their help, we’re going to keep hundreds and thousands of people in this city.”