Attorneys - help us reduce barriers to reentry at Metro Reentry Facility! (Reentry Lawyering)

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Are you an attorney looking to give back? You can make a profound difference in someone's life, with just a few hours of your time, by helping our clients housed at Metro Reentry Facility (MRF) in Atlanta prepare for success after release from incarceration.

Opportunities are virtual and include:

• Child support - advocating for clients facing legal consequence due to inability to pay child support order
• Detainers - advocating for the removal of detainers which would prevent timely release
• Driver’s License Issues - assisting with re-instatement of driver’s licenses

Not your area of law in your day job? No problem! Our volunteer attorneys come from many different backgrounds. GJP offers several training opportunities throughout the year to prepare volunteers for this work.

Interested? E-mail Erin@GJP.org to sign up!

About Georgia Justice Project

For 35 years, Georgia Justice Project (GJP) has served Georgians impacted by the criminal legal system. GJP approaches social change in three distinct ways. First, GJP’s legal and social services span the entire criminal justice system: holistic criminal defense, reentry representation for incarcerated individuals, early termination of probation, criminal record clearing, and other reentry legal and social services - all provided free of charge to clients. Second, GJP advocates for a better Georgia and our policy work has resulted in 21 changed Georgia laws. Third, GJP works statewide to educate individuals and communities on criminal justice and reentry issues. Together these three approaches connect to achieve GJP’s overall goals to lower the number of people under correctional control and reduce barriers to reentry.