Activism has a fit for all people, passions, and schedules.

Explore these established Prison Reform groups.

Brennan Center From their website:

"The Brennan Center for Justice is a nonpartisan law and policy institute. We strive to uphold the values of democracy. We stand for equal justice and the rule of law. We work to craft and advance reforms that will make American democracy work, for all."

Learn more here: BrennanCenter.org

Homeboy Industries From their website:

"What began in 1988 as a way of improving the lives of former gang members in East Los Angeles has evolved into the largest gang intervention, rehab and re-entry program in the world. Each year we welcome thousands of people through our doors seeking to transform their lives."

Learn more here: HomeboyIndustries.org

Innocence Project From their website:

"The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice."

Learn more here: InnocenceProject.org

Justice Action Network From their website:

"From the people we hire, to the partnerships we cultivate, to the policies we advance, at The Justice Action Network we believe in a strategic, data-driven approach to changing hearts, minds, and laws for a smarter, fairer, more efficient and effective future.

Created in the summer of 2015, JAN brings policymakers, stakeholders, and advocates from across the political spectrum together to advance strong, bipartisan criminal justice reform efforts at both state and federal levels.

Working with an extensive group of partners on both sides of the aisle, we've turned national momentum and widespread public support into concrete, bipartisan criminal justice reform action, passing hundreds of laws across 20 states, and helping lead the fight for landmark federal reforms, including the First Step Act and Fair Chance Act.."

Learn more here: JusticeActionNetwork.org

Last Prisoner Project From their website:

"The Last Prisoner Project was founded in 2019 out of the belief that no one should remain incarcerated for cannabis offenses. We brought together a group of justice-impacted individuals, policy and education experts, and leaders in the worlds of criminal justice and drug policy reform to work to end the fundamental injustice that is America's policy of cannabis prohibition. Our dedicated team works tirelessly to achieve our goal of freeing the tens of thousands of individuals still unjustly imprisoned for cannabis."

Learn more here: LastPrisonerProject.org

The Marshall Project From their website:

"The Marshall Project is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that seeks to create and sustain a sense of national urgency about the U.S. criminal justice system. We achieve this through award-winning journalism, partnerships with other news outlets and public forums."

Learn more here: TheMarshallProject.org

National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform From their website:

"The National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR) works to reduce incarceration and violence, improve the outcomes of system-involved youth and adults, and increase the capacity and expertise of the organizations that serve these individuals."

Learn more here: NICJR.org

The Sentencing Project From their website:

"The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by producing groundbreaking research to promote reforms in sentencing policy, address unjust racial disparities and practices, and to advocate for alternatives to incarceration."

Learn more here: SentencingProject.org

Reform Alliance From their website:

"REFORM Alliance aims to transform probation and parole by changing laws, systems and culture to create real pathways to work and wellbeing.

A justice system that holds people accountable and redirects back to work and wellbeing leads to stronger families and safer communities. Instead of keeping people trapped in a revolving door from probation/parole to prison — which costs taxpayers billions of dollars — we're working to move people from the justice system into stability."

Learn more here: ReformAlliance.com

Southern Poverty Law Center From their website:

"The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people."

Learn more here: SPLCenter.org

Vera Institute From their website

"We work with others who share our vision to tackle the most pressing injustices of our day-from the causes and consequences of mass incarceration, racial disparities, and the loss of public trust in law enforcement, to the unmet needs of the vulnerable, the marginalized, and those harmed by crime and violence."

Learn more here: Vera.org