INITIATE JUSTICE

Mission

Initiate Justice activates the power of individuals directly impacted by mass incarceration to lead the movement to end it. Through outreach, training, and organizing both inside and outside of prisons, they work to reduce prison populations and increase the human rights of those currently incarcerated. They envision a California with healthy and empowered communities free from mass criminalization. Their Inside-Outside organizing strategy prioritizes organizing individuals impacted by incarceration, both inside and outside prison walls. They also offer a 12-week organizing training program for those directly impacted by mass incarceration, empowering them to join Initiate Justice's work or lead their own campaigns. They gather policy priorities and bill ideas from their members to guide their policy goals and engage in public education and advocacy to change the policy landscape around incarceration in California.

Organization Information