Time Served

What Time Served does

Time Served is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal aid organization founded in November 2023 and headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina (Federal Tax ID: 93-1741808). The organization provides free legal services to two primary client segments: currently incarcerated individuals (representation for parole, compassionate release, sentence reductions, medical advocacy, and family support) and formerly incarcerated individuals (record expungements, pardons, family law, housing, and employment assistance). Services are delivered through direct office consultations at the Triune Mercy Center in Greenville, community legal clinics hosted with partner organizations across South Carolina, and mail/phone correspondence for incarcerated individuals who cannot access digital channels.

The organization complements its direct legal services with a Systems-Change Advocacy program that includes amicus briefings and collaborative events such as Reawakening Hope. Supporting resources include educational Legal Guides (South Carolina Pardon Guide, 2025 Expungement Update, Second Chance Day Advocacy Information Packet) and a website with blog content on civil rights topics. Time Served has cultivated partnerships with the FCC, #Turn90, and various South Carolina community organizations, including a high-profile February 2024 public commentary event in North Charleston attended by FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel.

The business model is donation-driven: Time Served generates no revenue from service fees and operates on individual donations, business sponsorships, and in-kind donations (including an Amazon Wish List). The organization is led by Executive Director Allison Elder with a 5-person staff, and does not offer any technology products or AI-driven services. Geographic scope is limited to South Carolina, with stated mission focus on the fact that 1 in 3 South Carolinians has a criminal record, representing significant unmet demand for reentry legal services.

Name

Time Served

Legal name

Time Served

Website

https://tsscnow.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Time Served is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit legal aid organization providing free legal representation to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in South Carolina, covering parole, expungements, pardons, and reentry support, funded by donations and sponsorships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Aid Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (624310)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Public Defense & Legal Aid Services (BPAIAFAC)

Keywords

• Nonprofit legal aid
• Criminal record expungement
• Reentry legal services
• Parole representation
• Systems-change advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Greenville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Sponsorships: Time Served is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization funded primarily through financial donations from individuals, business sponsorships, and in-kind donations. The organization accepts online donations, checks, and essential items through an Amazon Wish List.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Time Served is a nonprofit legal aid organization providing free legal services to currently and formerly incarcerated individuals in South Carolina. Its core offerings include direct legal representation for incarcerated persons (parole, compassionate release, sentence reductions, medical advocacy, family support), reentry services for formerly incarcerated persons (expungements, pardons, family law, housing, employment), systems-change advocacy through amicus briefings and events like Reawakening Hope, and community legal clinics hosted with partner organizations across the state.

Product overview

Time Served is a nonprofit legal aid organization (not a technology company) that provides a unified set of free legal services for individuals impacted by the criminal justice system in South Carolina. The core offerings consist of three interconnected service areas: Services for Incarcerated Persons (representation for release and reentry including parole, compassionate release, and sentence reductions), Services for Formerly Incarcerated Persons (expungements, pardons, family law, housing, and employment assistance), and Systems-Change Advocacy (justice reform through amicus briefings and community events). Supporting resources include Community Legal Clinics and educational Legal Guides. The organization does not offer technology products or platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Services for Incarcerated Persons Free legal representation for currently incarcerated individuals in South Carolina prisons, focusing on parole, compassionate release, sentence reductions, medical advocacy, and support for families to facilitate release and reentry.
• Services for Formerly Incarcerated Persons Free legal assistance for formerly incarcerated individuals reentering society in South Carolina, including record expungements, pardons, family law issues, housing, and employment assistance to break cycles of poverty and provide stability.
• Systems-Change Advocacy Justice reform advocacy service that works with advocates and courts to advance systemic reforms through amicus briefings and collaborative events such as Reawakening Hope.
• Community Legal Clinics Free legal clinics hosted in partnership with community organizations throughout South Carolina to provide accessible justice services to local communities.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered notable, core and minor.

• FCC (Federal Communications Commission)notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Time Served collaborated with the FCC to host a public commentary event in North Charleston, SC on February 1, 2024. The event gathered testimony from formerly incarcerated individuals about the high costs of communication in South Carolina prisons. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and former acting chairwoman Mignon Clyburn attended to hear directly from those affected.
• #Turn90notableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Time Served partnered with #Turn90 to bring voices to speak about the high costs of communication in prisons in South Carolina at the FCC public commentary event.
• Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTime Served works with community partners throughout South Carolina to host Community Legal Clinics, making justice accessible to everyone in the state through collaborative legal outreach events.
• AmazonminorOthersTime Served maintains an Amazon Wish List where donors can purchase essential items to support the organization's mission and daily operations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• The Fortune Society: New York-based nonprofit providing reentry services, legal aid, and advocacy for people with criminal justice involvement. Operates a comparable mix of direct services and policy advocacy, but at significantly larger scale.
• Root & Rebound: California-based nonprofit providing legal services, advocacy, and reentry support to people with criminal records. Highly comparable operating model combining direct representation, expungement clinics, and systems-change advocacy — the closest structural analogue outside the Southeast.
• South Carolina Legal Services: The state's primary federally funded legal aid organization. Directly comparable to Time Served in providing free legal services to low-income South Carolinians, including those with criminal records; differs in serving broader civil legal needs rather than specializing in reentry.
• Palmetto State Law Project: South Carolina-based nonprofit focused on criminal justice reform, reentry, and advocacy for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. Closely mirrors Time Served's mission and geographic focus, with overlapping client populations and advocacy work.
• A New Way of Life Reentry Project: Los Angeles-based nonprofit supporting formerly incarcerated individuals with housing, legal services, and reentry support. Comparable reentry-focused model with legal aid components, though broader in social services than Time Served.

Broad incumbents

• Southern Poverty Law Center: National civil rights organization with significant criminal justice reform and reentry advocacy work. Overlaps with Time Served on justice reform and impact litigation, but operates at vastly greater scale and across all 50 states.
• Equal Justice Initiative: National organization focused on challenging mass incarceration and racial injustice, with reentry, legal representation, and advocacy components. Comparable mission orientation; substantially larger in scale, resources, and geographic reach.
• NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: National civil rights legal organization with a long-standing criminal justice practice. Overlaps with Time Served's systems-change advocacy (amicus work, impact litigation) but at a national scale and with substantially greater resources.

Regional players

• Carolina Justice Policy Center: Regional research and advocacy organization working on criminal justice reform in the Carolinas. Overlaps with Time Served's systems-change advocacy work and SC-based focus, but emphasizes research and policy rather than direct legal representation.
• Center for Community Transitions: Charlotte, NC-based reentry organization providing case management, employment, and advocacy. Comparable reentry focus and Carolinas regional footprint, though located in North Carolina rather than South Carolina.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@timeserved-sc?si=LpcwyvXX9s1V3X8w
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/time-served
• Instagraminstagram.com/timeservedsc

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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