“60 Minutes” Shares Story of Global Nonprofit that Trains African Prisoners to Become Lawyers
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Monday, December 21, 2020
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60 Minutes the oldest and most watched television newsmagazine in America featured nonprofit Justice Defenders in an episode aired Dec. 20, 2020.
Key Points:
- 60 Minutes the oldest and most watched television newsmagazine in America featured nonprofit Justice Defenders in an episode aired Dec. 20, 2020.
- Justice Defenders trains people in prison and prison staff to become paralegals and lawyers to provide legal services for themselves and others.
- Internationally recognized reporter and CNN News anchor Anderson Cooper traveled to Kenya to speak with Founder Alexander McLean and to see Justice Defenders work firsthand.
- Founded in 2007 as African Prisons Project, Justice Defenders is a registered UK charity and U.S. nonprofit with nearly 350 people working across four African countries.