Legal Courses

Legal Courses

Prison Law 2025

Provider
Practising Law Institute (PLI)
Course name
Prison Law 2025
Audience
Available to everyone
Primary target audience
  • Lawyers
Course no.
412769
Start date
Apr-24-2025
End date
Dec-31-2025
Total course hours
6.00
Family law ADR qualification course hours
0.00  -  Mediation
0.00  -  Arbitration
0.00  -  Parenting Coordinator
0.00  -  Family Violence

Practice area
  • Non-legal topics sufficiently connected to the practice of law
Delivery method
In person/Webinar (Live)
Description
"Why You Should AttendPLI’s Prison Law program offers a unique focus on evolving prison law issues. This program is designed for lawyers who work with respect to conditions of confinement and treatment of incarcerated and detained persons. This is an area where advocates face increasingly challenging legal issues, whether they represent incarcerated individuals from a nonprofit public interest practice, private practice, or as a policy advocate.What You Will LearnAfter completing this program, participants will be able to:• Understand prison and jail litigation basics• Consider key issues in prison and jail class actions• Focus on solitary confinement• Understand legal principles, claims, and remedies, and recent developments in litigation and advocacy involving private entities in carceral facilities• Explore emerging issues in juvenile justice• Assess ethical considerations for attorneys representing individuals in prisons and jailsWho Should AttendLawyers and allied professionals who work in connection with prison and jail conditions and the treatment of incarcerated and detained individuals, as well as attorneys considering pro bono representation, will find this program especially valuable.Program Level: OverviewPrerequisites: Interest in substantive law, strategies, procedures, and best practices relevant to the representation of incarcerated or detained individualsAdvanced Prep: None"
City
New York
Province/state
New York
Country
USA