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Case Dismissed
Ugandan inmates waiting for legal representation and Stephanie with some of the Ugandan legal team after the Prison Project - Priscilla...
Sally Leist
Sep 6, 20243 min read
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Summer Heroes
On the banks of the Nile River with our 2024 Summer Legal Interns We spent a tremendous nine weeks of this past summer with these amazing...
Sally Leist
Aug 30, 20242 min read
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Rose
Rose is now home with her mom and her family. Two weeks ago, a sea of hundreds of men in yellow shorts and shirts sat in the intense sun,...
Sally Leist
Mar 18, 20243 min read
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Unbalanced Force
After saying goodbye to a our tireless group of US and Ugandan lawyers and law students , Scott took a minute to say thank you. "As you...
Scott Leist
Mar 12, 20243 min read
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Why I Do This!
Lots of leaders love to be up front and revel in the big dinners, celebrations, and head table optics. Scott could really care less about...
Sally Leist
Oct 9, 20232 min read
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Big Sal
After 9 amazing weeks together – the law school interns have headed back to the US. We loved having them. They worked hard. We shared...
Sally Leist
Aug 4, 20231 min read
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61 Inmates Released
- Scott introduces My Lord, The Hon. Judge John Erlick to key Ugandan Judges. - My view from the "Secretariate" table in Mbarara Prison. ...
Sally Leist
Jul 8, 20232 min read
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Our Summer Commission
One of our greatest joys in working in Uganda and Rwanda is having the opportunity to welcome a number of U.S. Legal Fellows each summer....
Sally Leist
Jun 3, 20234 min read
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A Student Perspective
Phillip Allevato, Pepperdine Law School JD Candidate '24, joined us for our spring Prison Project. This past week, we hosted a delegation...
Sally Leist
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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Shuffling Papers
In three weeks, we are hosting another Pepperdine Prison Project in Uganda. We will host US law students and lawyers who will work with...
Sally Leist
Feb 16, 20232 min read
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Home For Christmas
Click on the video link - It will make your day. John is one of the first individuals incarcerated in a Rwandan prison who signed a plea...
Sally Leist
Dec 18, 20221 min read
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By The Numbers
Scott "holding court" with the Ugandan Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Norbert Mao, while they were visiting the L.A....
Sally Leist
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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A First in Rwanda
1. Scott in the first plea bargain session. 2. A thank you tweet from the Chief Jusitce of the Rwandan Supreme Court . 3. My attempts...
Sally Leist
Oct 16, 20222 min read
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Isaac is Released!
Isaac is out of Prison. Thanks to Pepperdine’s work, he is now working in Kampala as a welder. In March, the Pepperdine legal team met...
Sally Leist
Sep 5, 20222 min read
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Big News From Rwanda
Yesterday, Scott sat next to members of the Rwandan Supreme Court and high-level Rwandan judicial officials to codify years of...
Sally Leist
Aug 11, 20221 min read
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Paths Cross
Majok Deng is a rising senior on the Pepperdine basketball team. We had the privilege of meeting him around the time of our recent Prison...
Sally Leist
Jul 11, 20222 min read
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Free At Last
Last Wednesday, we met 5 young men in Gulu Main Prison in northern Uganda. There was nothing especially remarkable about these men. All...
Sally Leist
Jun 30, 20225 min read
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A Great Storyteller
A couple of weeks ago, Scott flew to Malibu, California for an “Evening at The Beach” to raise funds for Pepperdine’s Sudreau Global...
Sally Leist
Apr 28, 20222 min read
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4 Days in Prison
Most college students look forward to Spring Break to get some sunshine, hang with their friends and “check out.” A couple of weeks ago,...
Sally Leist
Mar 24, 20225 min read
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Rwanda - Part 2
Two weeks ago, Scott was speaking with contacts within the Rwandan Judiciary. Pepperdine places legal interns with Rwandan judges every...
Sally Leist
Mar 2, 20224 min read
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