Direct Representation
The Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA)
We provide representation to individuals seeking relief from extreme sentences they received as youth. The District of Columbia. D.C. has one of the highest incarceration rates in the country, and in recent years, the D.C. Council has enacted legislation that seeks to address mass incarceration by creating a sentence review mechanism called the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act (IRAA). Under its current iteration, IRAA allows those who were under 25 at the time of their offense and have served 15 or more years in prison to petition the trial court for a sentence reduction. SLP provides representation to individuals seeking a sentence reduction under IRAA. Because we specialize in second look representation, the SLP team provides a holistic and trauma informed representation that involves intensive mitigation and a comprehensive release plan.
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Litigation Support and SLP Pro Bono Program
Compassionate Release
SLP provides representation to individuals seeking release under DC’s compassionate release statue. In DC individuals that has a terminal illness, which means a disease or condition with an end-of-life trajectory; is 60 years of age or older and has served at least 20 years in prison; Other extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a modification are eligible for compassionate release.
SLP provides support to pro bono attorneys and court appointed attorneys by offering training, consultations, and case strategy to pro bono teams at law firms and court appointed attorneys to ensure that all individuals seeking sentence reductions in DC received high quality representation.
“Their efforts have not only changed My Life, but have also provided hope and a second chance to many others in similar situations”
Loneldon Windsor -Former SLP Client
“It was the first time I had a client-attorney relationship where I felt the care and that they had my best interest toget me home.”
Colie Long -Former SLP Client