Upcoming Events

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2026 Lifer School

Saturday, March 14 | 9:30 AM-4:30 PM PT
UCLA Campus | Los Angeles

Lifer School is a full-day, interactive educational symposium designed for family members, loved ones, advocates, legal professionals, and community members who want to better understand California’s discretionary parole process. Attendees will leave with greater insight into how parole decisions are made, concrete tools they can share with people inside, access to a robust set of helpful resources before and after the event, and clarity around upcoming parole-related policy and legislation.
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Attorneys can earn 4.25 MCLE credits.


Previous Events

UnCommon Heroes — Centering Community: A Celebration of Solidarity

On November 1, 2025, our community gathered at The Bridge Yard in Oakland for a powerful homecoming, where we welcomed former clients and others recently released from prison, honored those still inside, and celebrated the people and partners who stand with us in the movement for healing-centered justice.

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Home After Harm Graduation at Salinas Valley State Prison

UnCommon Law held the graduation ceremony for our second Home After Harm cohort at Salinas Valley State Prison on August 7, 2025. The ceremony honored 30 graduates and two peer mentors who completed the program and recognized the steps they’ve taken toward growth, healing, and transformation.

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Home After Harm Graduation at Lancaster

UnCommon Law held a powerful graduation for our third Home After Harm cohort on July 31, 2025, at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (Lancaster). Twenty-seven participants and three peer mentors were recognized for completing the program and for the courage, work, and growth they’ve taken on throughout the year.

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