DC faces complex and compounding mass incarceration issues that disproportionately impact residents of color. SLP provides direct representation and advocacy for those who are eligible to reduce their sentences. Its clients were convicted before the age of 25 and have been incarcerated for more than 15 years in federal prisons across the country because DC is not a state. Building trust over the phone, SLP navigates multiple institutions to advocate for better treatment during incarceration, petitions the court to release them from prison, and offers wraparound support when they return. SLP also trains over 65 teams of pro bono attorneys to provide similar high-quality representation and partners with regional organizers to advocate for continued criminal legal reform. Since its founding in 2020, SLP has saved its clients from serving 1183 years in prison collectively.
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