The Public Defender Clinic (PDC) is a public service, criminal defense-adjacent program for law students. The PDC has provides opportunities for students to get one-on-one advocacy experience through multiple avenues. Clinical students may help presently incarcerated individuals with commutation and parole, ultimately advocating for them in front of the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board. Additionally, students may be introduced to the Tulsa Country District Court system through work on misdemeanor cases, representing clients from arraignment through disposition. The PDC supports efforts to reduce Oklahoma’s incarceration rate directly and by supporting legislation with an emphasis on Oklahoma’s female incarceration crisis.
Public Defender Clinic
