If you live in San Francisco and you're interested in opening your home to the Homecoming Project, get in touch with us at impactjustice.org/homecoming-project. (4/4)

Join us at the San Francisco Public Defender's Office on November 13th for a PRESS CONFERENCE to celebrate this transformative expansion of housing opportunities for formerly incarcerated people. Doors open at 10:00 AM, Press Conference starts at 10:30! (3/4)

Now, we're building on our success in the East Bay (and Los Angeles!) to bring our groundbreaking model to San Francisco — and we're partnering with @sfpublicdefender.sf.gov to build a network of San Francisco residents willing to open their homes to someone returning from prison. (2/4)

There’s also not enough food. A 2020 study by @impactjustice.org found that 94% of incarcerated people surveyed said they did not receive enough food to feel full. More than 60% said they rarely or never had access to fresh vegetables. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/03/08/f...

Other countries have proven that it’s possible to build justice systems that are designed to nurture people’s growth, rather than to punish and exclude them. As we continue to search for better approaches in the United States, we’re looking forward to turning learning into action.

Our Advisory Council – composed of currently and formerly incarcerated women, OBGYNs and other medical experts – is helping us transform healthcare behind bars for incarcerated people who have been left out of the menopause conversation for too long. Visit impactjustice.org/the-menopause-project!

Through slavery, segregation, and systemic disenfranchisement, Black communities continue to fight for a future of empowerment, progress, and equality for generations to come. #BlackHistoryMonth

Many Black Americans, particularly men, face legal disenfranchisement as a result of being incarcerated. In particular, felony disenfranchisement laws have effectively removed the voting rights of millions. Black activists have mobilized campaigns to restore these rights across the United States.

Black activists and advocates have also continued fighting against racial disparities in education. These disparities fuel a school-to-prison pipeline, where young Black students are disproportionately punished and criminalized, often leading to later involvement in the criminal justice system.

In response, Black-led organizers have tirelessly pursued legal advocacy and cultural activism to combat the disproportionate incarceration of Black communities.

The criminal justice system’s reliance on incarceration has caused long-term social and economic damage to Black communities with generational effects.

The resulting explosion of the prison population has disproportionately affected Black Americans, who represent a far higher percentage of the incarcerated population compared to their share of the general population.

In the 1980s, the "War on Drugs" disproportionately targeted Black communities. Policies like mandatory minimum sentencing and the disparity between crack and powder cocaine sentencing led to the mass incarceration of Black individuals, despite similar rates of drug use across racial groups.

Systematic violence - including extrajudicial killings, police brutality, and racial profiling - continues to plague Black communities. High-profile incidents like the killing of Emmett Till in 1955, and the murders of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd have highlighted ongoing abuses.

Soon after, Jim Crow laws institutionalized racial segregation and disenfranchisement. Black communities responded with legal challenges, civil disobedience, and economic boycotts, leading to landmark legislation like the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Black communities resisted by forming mutual aid societies, mounting legal challenges, and launching protests and boycotts. This persistent activism ultimately led to laws banning convict leasing in Southern states.

After the abolition of slavery, Southern states enacted Black Codes — laws designed to criminalize the newly freed population. At the same time, the convict leasing system allowed companies to rent out incarcerated workers, effectively continuing the exploitation of Black labor long after slavery.