Use your license to end prison slavery

The 13th Amendment still allows forced labor as punishment. Incarcerated workers are denied minimum wage, safe workplaces, and injury redress—legal gaps that sabotage rehabilitation and feed mass incarceration.

IWOC supports imprisoned workers through collective action and litigation. We need attorneys, faculty, students, and paralegals who can:

• Hold prison/jail administrations accountable via transparency suits and redress claims

• Defend bare-minimum rights: hygiene, medical care, edible food, free speech

• Shield strikers from retaliation

High-stakes, high-impact, 100% volunteer.

Civil Attorneys

Defend civil, labor, and human rights behind bars. Act as a supervising attorney for law students working with us in your area of practice. Mentor our pro-se jailhouse lawyers or file challenges to unjust policies.

Criminal Defense Attorneys

Help members reach parole, resentencing, or clemency. Fight bogus write-ups that extend sentences.

Law School Faculty

Integrate movement lawyering into your curriculum. We can supply speakers (virtual with 30-day notice; in-person only if your school funds travel) and help launch or strengthen legal clinics.

Law Students

Build real-world experience: draft Know Your Rights handouts, research case law, invite us to speak at your school (same notice as above). To go further, start a campus chapter – we’ll mentor you.

Paralegals

Research facility records, draft complaints, and prepare filing packets for pro-se litigants.

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