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Gillis Long Criminal Justice Summer Program

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The Gillis Long Criminal Justice Summer Internship Program funds criminal justice internships with the Orleans Public Defenders, Jefferson Parish Public Defender, and Innocence Project New Orleans. Participants work for eight to ten weeks during the summer and earn $600 per week. 

2025 Criminal Justice Summer Internship Program

The Gillis Long Poverty Law Center funded placements with Orleans Public Defenders, Jefferson Parish Public Defender, and Innocence Project New Orleans. We were happy to have placed 12 interns with these organizations during the summer of 2025.