CIC Team

Our consultants have lived experience with the criminal legal system and provide invaluable feedback and guidance about CIC's advocacy and work.

Our student research fellows guide the direction of CIC, conduct research on issues relating to parental incarceration, and often pursue careers involving social justice or the criminal legal system.

CIC partners with the University of Minnesota Law School’s Human Rights Center to provide real-world experience to law students interested in human rights advocacy. Students conduct research and assist with drafting reports that highlight human rights issues related to the lack of due process and access to healthcare afforded to pregnant women and children living in prisons with incarcerated parents worldwide.

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has a robust pro bono program that pairs law students with public interest organizations. Our UCI fellows are exploring laws and community programs that create alternatives to parental incarceration in the US. 

The University of St. Thomas runs a policy-based legal clinic called the Community Justice Project (CJP). By connecting students with community partners, CJP seeks policy-based solutions to social injustices, strives to be an agent of change in collaboration with underserved communities, and works for positive change with stakeholders.

The Minnesota Justice Foundation (MJF) Law School Public Service Program connects students at Mitchell Hamline, the University of Minnesota, and St. Thomas to pro bono legal opportunities.