A new cohort of returning citizens received certificates in business and entrepreneurship through Georgetown’s Pivot Program, which aims to create more job opportunities for people with past criminal convictions.
After earning his GED, joining a mentoring program, and taking nearly every course in Georgetown’s Prison Scholars program, 20-year-old Keonte Lewis is envisioning a new future in the classroom.
As part of Georgetown and DC’s Paralegal Program, career experts at the McCourt School helped returning citizens ace job interviews at law firms and transition to the workforce.
Adnan Syed, the subject of the podcast “Serial,” has joined the university’s Prisons and Justice Initiative to support and advocate for others in the criminal legal system.
Baltimore prosecutors have dropped their case against Adnan Syed, a recent student in Georgetown’s new degree program for incarcerated students and the subject of the 2014 podcast, “Serial."…
Colie Long and Arlando Jones III, two returning citizens committed to criminal justice reform, have joined the Prison and Justice Initiative staff as program associates.
Nine students received certificates in business and entrepreneurship from Georgetown's Pivot Program, an education and professional training program for returning citizens to develop their leadership skills and blaze new trails.
Tony McCright, a graduate of Georgetown’s Pivot Program, which helps returning citizens access business opportunities, is leading a network that helps expand reentry services, reduce incarceration and improve public safety.
In Georgetown’s Making an Exoneree course, students took a fresh look at decades-old cases, seeking to prove the innocence of five people – two of whom are on death row.
