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Transgender Law Center

Detention Project Volunteer (min 3 hours a week) 

Help connect incarcerated trans people with vital legal information and resources they otherwise struggle to access.

Posted January 8, 2020

The  Detention Project works to end the abuses transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) people experience in prisons and jails across the country. Detention Project volunteers respond to letters sent by trans and gender nonconforming people in prisons and jails requesting legal information and resources and draft case summaries for incarcerated trans people to help us connect them with attorneys that can  represent them. This is a remote position open to anyone  regardless of legal experience; minimum time commitment is approximately 3 hours a week. Template letters and extensive volunteer guides are provided, and TLC staff review and provide feedback on every draft response.

Project Plan

Preparation Phase

  • Intro call with project manager
  • You review the training materials
  • You sign a volunteer agreement

Collaboration Phase

  • Project manager assigns you a new letter
  • You read through the letter and our guiding notes
  • You use the templates provided to create a draft response
  • You review the available resources to identify useful attachments
  • You fill out a web form to create a record of the inquiry
  • Project manager reviews your draft response and gives feedback
  • You make any necessary edits and upload a final version
  • We mail out the final letter for you, and you're done!

Wrap Up

  • Volunteers can wrap up their contract at any time by contacting the project manager

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Additional Information

  • Time Commitment: 11-20 hours
  • Training Provided: Yes
  • Additional Training Details: Project coordinator will provide a written guide, a guide to the specific resources we have available, and a video guide including a screen-share walk-through of the process of responding to a letter.
  • Site-Preference: Remote
  • Open to Law Students: No
  • Bar License(s) required: Any Bar License
  • Required Languages: None
  • Required Legal Expertise: None
  • Mentoring Provided: Yes
  • Supervision Provided: Yes
Transgender Law Center

Transgender Law Center (TLC) is the largest national trans-led organization advocating self-determination for all people. Grounded in legal expertise and committed to racial justice, TLC employs a variety of community-driven strategies to keep transgender and gender nonconforming people alive, thriving, and fighting for liberation.

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