Wake Up Call: ‘Jailhouse Lawyers’ Work to Humanize Incarceration

Welcome to Bloomberg Law’s Wake Up Call, a daily rundown of the top news for lawyers, law firms, and in-house counsel.

• Jhody Polk was inspired by the women she encountered while serving time in prison, specifically in the law library. These women were self-taught legal advocates who provided assistance to fellow inmates despite having no formal training. After her release in 2014, she has worked to elevate the voices of more than 1,000 “jailhouse lawyers” across the country with the Jailhouse Lawyers Initiative. (NPR)
• The New Jersey Supreme Court ordered that former New Jersey lawyers who are disbarred ...