https://civicmediaclass.mit.edu/2015/03/17/427/ Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:24:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.4.2 https://civicmediaclass.mit.edu/2015/03/17/427/#comment-71 Wed, 18 Mar 2015 21:24:32 +0000 http://civic-media-class.wordpress.brownbag.me/?p=427#comment-71 What is the civic problem being solved here? How might WebJD contribute to civic renewal? There are people that need this kind of legal knowledge in order to fight for wrongful search and seizure or imprisonment in the case of activist activities. There is also the problem of civic exclusion for convicted felons who lack rights both inside and outside prison including loss of the right to vote and prejudicial terms around home ownership. What if we had a Between the Bars style prison blogging system (https://betweenthebars.org/) for legal advice requests so that inmates could receive access to this same web of knowledge across their digital divide (often lacking inexpensive and regular internet access)?

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