Volunteer Opportunities and Events
WHAT: Provides a forum for education, advocacy, and direct service of justice in our incarceration systems.
Mission of the Incarceration Justice Group
We believe, as part of a faith community, that God’s love extends to all, including individuals who are incarcerated and those returning to the community. We strive to educate ourselves and others about incarceration justice, promote an expectation of care, dignity and respect for all, and partner with other organizations to advocate for needed change.
The Incarceration Justice Group meets monthly to discuss carceral systems in our country. We write letters to DC residents imprisoned in federal facilities, host speakers and events and partner with volunteer organizations and service providers in our region. For more information, contact incarcerationjustice@stmarks.net
Upcoming Events
Join St. Mark’s Incarceration Justice Ministry and Attorney Meghan Shapiro Tuesday, June 9th, at 7:00 PM in Baxter Hall
We will continue discussing the legal system, and consequences for those with severe criminal charges, most often life sentences. Meghan Shapiro has been a trial, appellate, and habeas litigator for 17 years. She has had the honor of serving as Deputy Capital Defender for No. Virginia, staff attorney at the Louisiana Capital Assistance Center, Senior Appellate Attorney for the Virginia Indigent Defense Commission, resource counsel with the Texas Habeas Assistance and Training Project (current), and sole practitioner of the Law Office of Meghan Shapiro (current) pursuing appellate and habeas litigation almost exclusively in court-appointed and pro bono cases. In these roles she has represented men and women facing the most-serious of criminal charges and penalties at trial, on appeal, and on death row.
Contact for information: incarcerationjustice[at]stmarks.net