About US

Our Values

We.........

center the voices and experiences of incarcerated women,

fight alongside those incarcerated in CA women's prisons to build solutions that address injustice and harm at societal, structural, community, familial, and individual levels,

advocate in solidarity for gender equity and justice by supporting incarcerated people in the compiling and dissemination of fact-based understandings of the needs, preferences, behaviors, beliefs, and experiences of those housed within CA women's prisons,

elevate the voices of those directly impacted by the carceral system,

support the empowerment of incarcerated change agents who understand the roots of problems facing their communities and have the skills and motivation to take action,

and are challenging and redefining the narrative surrounding who holds the expertise to produce knowledge and systems change when it comes to issues affecting incarcerated people in women's prisons.