Georgetown University’s Prisons and Justice Initiative (PJI) works in prisons, in communities and on campus to address the crisis of mass incarceration while recognizing the humanity in everyone. PJI’s programs offer transformative education and training to open doors for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals in the Washington, D.C. area. We empower those whose potential has been stymied by lack of opportunity and constrained by incarceration to become leaders in their communities. We equip talented individuals with knowledge, skills, experiences, and academic achievement to help them overcome the stigma of incarceration.

The Staff Social Worker, a licensed independent clinical social worker, provides targeted and stable support to our reentry program participants, students and staff. They identify those who need help, assess client needs and situations to formulate goals, and refer clients to community resources such as childcare and healthcare; and they advocate for their clients at government and non-profit organizations and follow-up with them to monitor their progress.