This week’s “Student Voices” episode of Proof Over Precedent explores access to justice issues for incarcerated parents in the child welfare system. HLS student Mia Robertson looks at the process of removing a child from a home, working toward permanent placement and/or reunification, and the numerous barriers an incarcerated parent faces in custody cases, from an inability to show up for in-person hearings to a lack of reliable communication with an attorney (if they have counsel representation at all).
Read the corresponding blog post.
Speakers:
- Mia Robertson, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School
- Liliana Yearns, J.D. candidate, Harvard Law School
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