March 27, 2015
Last week we had 19 law student interns from Columbia School of Law and University of Chicago School of Law who chose to spend their Spring Break serving our community. On one of those days, they had a chance to meet with the amazing and courageous women from Room at the Inn, an emergency shelter for women and families. Did you know that a warrant for your arrest for unpaid traffic tickets prevents you from getting out of emergency shelter and into housing? Our interns found out just how much of an impact the municipal court system has on the lives of those trying to exit poverty. You can click the link below to read more.
http://www.roomstl.org/…/Mondays-032315-ArchCity-Defenders.…
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Media Contact:
Z. Gorley, Communications Director at ArchCity Defenders
zgorley@archcitydefenders.org