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Community Engagement

The Office of the Pardon Attorney strives to maintain a clemency process that is accessible and transparent. The Pardon Attorney and staff are committed to educating the public about clemency, providing resources to assist in navigating the application process, and receiving feedback from stakeholders. Recent community engagement events have included the following.

Past Events:

September 17, 2024Screening and discussion of the film Commuted
September 14, 2024Clemency workshop at the George Washington University Law School
September 7, 2024Panel presentation at Post Conviction Forum 2024 hosted by Life After Release
August 19, 2024Pardon training webinar hosted by the ACLU (watch the recording)
July 23, 2024Education seminar at FCI Thomson (visit readout)
June 26, 2024Education seminar at FCI Coleman (visit readout)
June 21, 2024Clemency workshop in Southeast DC
May 3, 2024Pardon Attorney speech at the Montgomery County Bar Association
April 2024: Second Chance Month
  • Visiting Room Project presentation
  • District of Columbia Clemency Board webinar
  • A Celebration of Second Chances event (watch the recording)
  • Bureau of Prisons workshops at FCI Danbury and the Yazoo City Federal Correctional Complex with the Pardon Attorney and staff (press release)
February 2, 2024Community Clemency Workshop, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, Washington, DC
January 9, 2024Education seminar at FCI Dublin (visit readout)
November 13, 2023Education seminar at FCI Petersburg (visit readout)
September 22, 2023The Case for Second Chances: A Conversation About Criminal Justice, Collateral Consequences, and Clemency (event page)  |  (watch the recording)
September 16, 2023Clemency workshop in Southeast DC hosted by the DC Clemency Board and MORCA
July 27, 2023Education seminar at FCI Aliceville (visit readout)
June 6, 2023Clemency workshop in Southwest DC hosted by the DC Clemency Board and MORCA
April 2023: Second Chance Month
  • Art Open House
  • A Celebration of Second Chances (watch the recording)
  • Clemency workshop for returning citizens in the District of Columbia
  • Pardon Training webinar hosted by the ACLU
  • Bureau of Prisons workshop at USP Lewisburg with the Pardon Attorney (visit readout)
February 8, 2023Clemency workshop in Northeast DC hosted by the DC Clemency Board and MORCA
January 12, 2023Education seminar at FCI Ft. Dix

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If your organization would benefit from an educational program on the clemency process, please feel free to contact us at uspardon.attorney@usdoj.gov.

Updated January 29, 2025