Course Description
This course is a seminar on law and the abolition of modern day carceral systems. The course aims to facilitate an exploration of 1) the brutality and racist nature of the carceral system, 2) the size and scope of the prison industrial complex from the family regulation system to community supervision, 3) the theory and practice of abolition of that system, 4) lawyering skills related to legislative/administrative advocacy (including legislative drafting), direct legal service work, and litigation in support of abolition, 5) how to survive as an abolitionist in a conservative profession, 6) alternatives to the prison industrial complex, and 7) working with non-attorneys, system impacted people, and others toward abolition.This course includes a group final presentation.
Instructor
Jared Trujillo