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LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO INCARCERATED PEOPLE

LAW 862
Course Description

Represent people in prison in Wisconsin seeking relief from excessive sentences; may include people suffering from severe mental illness. Interview clients at correctional institutions, conduct legal and factual research, draft letters and motions, and possibly deliver oral argument in court; work on motions for sentence modification, petitions for sentence adjustment, and parole advocacy; reflect on the lawyer's role in the criminal legal system, explore the causes of the disparate impact of criminal punishment on marginalized populations.

Prerequisties

Declared in Law JD

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

1 to 10

Offered

Occasionally

Grade Point Average
Not Reported

No change from Historical

Completion Rate
80%

1.7% from Historical

A Rate
Not Reported

No change from Historical

Class Size
15

-43.18% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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