AboutPrisoner Legal Supports is a not-for-profit organization made up of lawyers, law students and researchers committed to providing free and accessible legal services to people experiencing incarceration and those supporting them. We are based in Ottawa with services offered across Ontario.
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Our GoalWe aim to reduce the harms caused by incarceration and criminalization for individuals and their loved ones while engaging in activism and legal challenges for social change. Our purpose is to support criminalized communities now so that we can build a future that does not rely on incarceration and criminalization in the future.
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Our Team
Alexandria Bonney
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Lydia Dobson
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Morgan Taylor
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Nayab Ahmed
Fellowship Law Student Nayab Ahmed is going into her 3rd year of Law School at the University of Ottawa. Nayab's role at PLS consist of monitoring the Jail Hotline and conducting various research and report projects. Her interest include immigration and refugee law, as well as abolition.
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Ailie Sullivan
Prison Law Practicuum Student Ailie Sullivan is a Juris Doctor candidate at the University of Ottawa. With a background in political science, she is primarily interested in youth criminal law, international criminal law, international human rights, and transitional justice.
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Anthony Plangger
Prison Law Practicuum Student Anthony Plangger is going into his 3rd year of Law School at the University of Ottawa. Along with helping out with services offered at PLS, Anthony is working on research regarding prisoner labor rights and prisoner justice.
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