Mission
PROVIDES PEER-LED CIVIC EDUCATION TO CURRENTLY AND FORMERLY INCARCERATED PEOPLE AND THEIR LOVED ONES. WE WORK TO EMPOWER DIRECTLY IMPACTED PEOPLE WITH THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO NAVIGATE LEGISLATIVE AND POLICY CHANGE SO THAT THEY MAY ADVOCATE ON THEIR OWN BEHALF AND ARE NOT DEPENDENT UPON THE CHARITY OF ORGANIZATIONS RUN BY PEOPLE WITH NO LIVED EXPERIENCE. THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, RESEARCH AND CIVIC EDUCATION WE ADVOCATE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED POLICIES THAT RECOGNIZE THE HARM INFLICTED ON MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES BY OUTDATED CRIMINAL POLICIES.