Prison Law Office remote jobs and company guide

Founded in 1976 and located in Berkeley, California, the Prison Law Office (PLO) is a nonprofit public interest law firm that strives to reduce incarceration and demands fair and humane treatment consistent with the Constitution and other laws for people who remain in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities and who are on parole. With a small staff of attorneys, investigators, litigation assistants, and support personnel, Prison Law Office engages in class action and other impact litigation in California, Arizona, and Oregon.

PLO advocates for policy and law changes, assists individuals in administrative actions and lawsuits, educates the public, creates and distributes self-help information, and lends technical assistance to attorneys throughout the country. Through their litigation, client-centered advocacy, and legislative reforms efforts, they have achieved dramatic reductions in the use of solitary confinement in prisons and jails, sweeping court-ordered accommodations for people with disabilities, unprecedented reforms to stop correctional staff misconduct, and expanded access to medical and mental health care. PLO also publishes the California Prison and Parole Law Handbook, a comprehensive overview of the laws and policies affecting people in state prisons and on parole.