“The degree of civilization in a society can be judged by entering its prisons.” – Fyodor Dostoevsky, House of the Dead
Having a family member suffer while in prison or jail can be one of the worst experiences you can endure. That’s why Paula Greisen has brought innovative lawsuits to protect the rights of prisoners and improve prison and jail conditions.
Throughout her career, Paula Greisen has represented prisoners and their families in cases involving civil rights violations, religious liberties, prison censorship, excessive force, false imprisonment, jail suicides, false arrest, inadequate health care or medical treatment, wrongful death, and race, disability, and gender discrimination.
Paula was lead counsel on a groundbreaking class action lawsuit against the Colorado Department of Corrections to ensure the prison system complied with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Over many years, Paula Greisen was constantly in the courtroom to force the CDOC to make its prisons accessible to inmates with disabilities.
In addition, Paula was lead counsel and obtained a precedent-setting consent decree on behalf of transgender women in Colorado prisons. Paula, along with the Transgender Law Center, represented these women in a class action lawsuit because the Colorado prisons routinely allow our clients to be raped, deny them medical treatment, and refuse transgender women the opportunity to live as their authentic selves.
Paula Greisen has sued numerous prisons and jails on behalf of inmates and their families. When prisoners die of suicide in county jails, Paula Greisen has won large awards for their families.
