Since his retirement from King & Spalding in 2003, Fellow Lane Dennard has volunteered at the Georgia Justice Project (GJP), a non-profit group of lawyers, social workers and job staff that represents indigent clients accused of crime. In order to receive legal representation by GJP, clients must commit to counseling and other services provided to help them live crime-free and productive lives. As a result of this “restorative” approach to representation, the recidivism rate for GJP clients is 18.8%, as compared to the nationwide rate of almost 60%.
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