Students in the Gender, Prison & Trauma Clinic represent criminalized survivors of violence—people who have been victims of gender-based violence (intimate partner violence, rape, sexual assault, human trafficking, and violence related to gender identity and/or sexual orientation) and whose incarceration (current or former) is related to in some way to that violence. The course pays particular attention to the experiences of people of color and low income people experiencing violence and abuse. Students primarily (but not exclusively) represent clients in parole, commutation, and modification of sentence proceedings and may appear before Maryland courts and administrative bodies. Students may also engage in systemic advocacy work through legislative or community education projects.
This clinic will be offered in spring 2026 as a one-semester clinic for six credits. All students enrolled in spring clinic will be required to attend in-person clinic orientation on Friday, January 9, 2026, in addition to any clinic-specific orientation that the professor may schedule.
You really can't replicate the sort of experience you get being in a clinic, especially the Gender Violence Clinic, outside of the clinic environment. It's just such a good way to prepare yourself for real law work.Hayley Wolf '23