Decarceration, Abolition, Safety Starter Pack
Just a few go to people and organizations for understanding and advancing safety, harm reduction, justice, decarceration, and abolition
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@liamdnoit.bsky.social
@mvmnt4blklives.bsky.social
M4BL is a national network of organizations and individuals creating a broad political home for Black people to learn, organize, & take action. #M4BL linktr.ee/M4BL
@hventers.bsky.social
@micheledeitch.bsky.social
Director, Prison and Jail Innovation Lab (@PJInnovationLab); faculty @TheLBJSchool & @UTexasLaw; research prison policy, correctional oversight, prison conditions, deaths in custody, and youth justice
@fjporg.bsky.social
Transforming justice by supporting elected prosecutors committed to a more equitable, humane, and fiscally responsible criminal legal system.
@joshrovner.bsky.social
Director of Youth Justice at The Sentencing Project, among other roles. Views are my own.
@ejusa.bsky.social
Building community safety by transforming the justice system from one that harms to one that heals. Community-led Solutions | Restorative Justice | Healing Justice | Trauma to Trust | Death Penalty Repeal
@grassrootsnews.bsky.social
Based in Austin and Houston, fighting to make jails and prisons things of the past. Join us! linktr.ee/grassrootsleadership
@8thamendment.org
Working to unite the national movement to end the death penalty. https://www.8thamendment.org/
@danakaplan.bsky.social
@inimai.bsky.social
President of A Better Balance. Attorney fighting for workplace justice for women, caregivers, and people with health needs of their own. Social justice reformer. Previously in the movement to end mass incarceration at the ACLU and the Brennan Center.
@ccjrc.bsky.social
Founded in 1999, our mission is to eliminate the overuse of the criminal legal system and advance community health and safety. We advocate and organize for public safety strategies that are holistic, effective, and just. ccjrc.org
@amyfettig.bsky.social
Leader, lawyer, litigator, movement-builder, fearless progressive in a moment that demands more love and liberty. Now acting as Co-Executive Director of @fjporg.bsky.social
@lianer.bsky.social
She/her. Writer. #RestorativeJustice practitioner & proponent. Faith-based. Wife 2 my wife, mom, grandma & Shotokan karate student.
@keithwattley.bsky.social
Executive Director of UnCommon Law; Attorney and Advocate for people serving long and life sentences
@multifaithemi.bsky.social
Founded in 2019 by Rev. Dr. Raphael Warnock and others, Multifaith EMI brings diverse faith communities & advocates together in the pursuit of justice solutions through congregational engagement, storytelling & public policy reform. multifaithemi.org
@vrcinfo.bsky.social
The Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction (the VRC) at the University of Maryland translates sound science into practical anti-violence policy.
@dtomjo.bsky.social
Believer in body autonomy and community care. Co-Ed @ifwhenhow.bsky.social Latinx. Views = Own
@felicityrose.bsky.social
Criminal justice research & policy wonk at FWD.us, trying to get people free, solo mom, reader, #GoDucks football and #DubNation fan, will ply you with baked goods if we meet IRL. Living the dream with my library ladder.
@nationalbailout.bsky.social
We’re reuniting families and resisting mass incarceration by fighting to end money bail and pretrial detention. NationalBailOut.org
@mattcurtisnyc.bsky.social
Here for harm reduction and public health. Work = public/private partnership for health equity and racial justice across California. Ex-government, community organizer, Eastern-Europhile, lapsed New Yorker.
@serena5.bsky.social
Social justice activist. Non-profit executive director (@newhourNY) @galaxy_gives fellow. Proud Boricua. All opinions my own.
@juvenilelawcenter.bsky.social
Nonprofit, nonpartisan law firm advocating nationally for rights, dignity, equity and opportunity for youth in the child welfare and justice systems. www.jlc.org
@bklyndefender.bsky.social
A public defense office that provides outstanding representation to people facing loss of freedom, family separation, & other serious legal harms. http://www.linktr.ee/bklyndefender
@clsphila.bsky.social
Our mission is to fight poverty, challenge systems that perpetuate injustice, and change lives through cutting-edge advocacy & exceptional legal representation. www.clsphila.org
@prisonwatch.bsky.social
Supporting positive changes in society for a world with less and less incarceration, and highlighting human rights abuses in prisons. Also on: https://mas.to/@prisonwatch
@carceralecologies.bsky.social
@janosmarton.bsky.social
Chief Advocacy Officer, Dream.Org Staten Island, but rep for all 5 boros Pro-pizza, anti-corruption Formerly ACLU, #CLOSErikers, Moreland Commission and 2010s-era Burning Man
@finesandfeesjc.bsky.social
The Fines and Fees Justice Center (FFJC) is a national hub for information and advocacy on fines and fees reform.
@bailfundnetwork.bsky.social
We're a network of over 90 community bail/bond funds that free people from jail and immigration detention & fight to #EndMoneyBail and #EndDetention.
@phillyjustice.bsky.social
We are 501(c)(3) nonprofit research & advocacy org supporting incarcerated survivors of gender violence. https://www.phillyjusticeproject.org
@worthrises.bsky.social
Dismantling the prison industry and ending the exploitation of those it targets.
@legalaidnyc.bsky.social
The nation’s oldest public defender, delivering #JusticeInEveryBorough via free legal services, advocacy, and community empowerment. Founded in 1876.
@thomasabt.bsky.social
Author, BLEEDING OUT. Founding Director, VRC. Associate Research Professor, UMD. Senior Fellow, CCJ. Opinions, my own.
@jeffreybutts.bsky.social
Research Professor and Center Director, John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City Univ of New York). Kid from Ohio, living in Manhattan - https://JeffreyButts.net - #justice #criminology #research
@jennburrill.bsky.social
Defender of Justice 🔹️Criminal Defense, Poverty is not a Crime, Accountability Not Persecution, Anti-Genocide, & Supporter of Many Paths to Citizenship 🔹️Land of Enchantment 🌶🔆🌵 🔹️Brain moves faster than my fingers, expect typos 🔹️CWRU Law Alum
@lbeisen.bsky.social
Senior Director, Justice Program, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law; attorney; author of Inside Private Prisons (Columbia University Press); editor of Excessive Punishment (Columbia University Press)
@incarcernation.com
Database of all police killings updated daily is linked below. News and updates in and about the police state we live in.
@bradleyrhaywood.bsky.social
Haywood Law LLC. Founder of Justice Forward Virginia. Fmr. Chief Public Defender for Arlington County & the City of Falls Church, VA. haywoodlaw.com
@drugpolicy.org
The nation’s leading org promoting drug policies grounded in evidence, health, equity, & human rights. #NoMoreDrugWar. ED: @kassandrafred.bsky.social https://drugpolicy.org/
@splcenter.org
Catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements. splcenter.org
@detentionwatchnetwork.org
A national coalition building power through collective advocacy, grassroots organizing, & strategic communications to abolish immigration detention in the U.S. #FreeThemAll #AbolishDetention
@jaillawspeak.bsky.social
⛓️ The only solution is abolition! 🔥 #BurnThePrisons 📚 Cashapp $ arebelsworld ✊🏾 Venmo @ arebelsworld 🌍 JailhouseLawyersSpeak.com 🏠 givebutter.com/jls-housingcenter Contact: jailhouselawyersspeak@protonmail.com
@justicela.bsky.social
A grassroots coalition of community members and organizations leading the fight to abolish carceral systems in LA County.
@blackandpinkorg.bsky.social
Fighting for prison abolition via advocacy, support, & organizing for LGBTQ+ folks & PLWH who are system impacted | Directors Tena Hahn Rodriquez & Jasmine Tasaki
@nacdl.org
The nation’s criminal defense bar association & liberty's last champion since 1958. The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) envisions a society where all accused of crimes receive fair, rational, and humane treatment. linktr.ee/NACDL
@gritsforbreakfast.bsky.social
Nom de plume of Scott Henson, Austin, TX. Cancer survivor, househusband, recovering #cjreform policy wonk (justice systems, civil liberties; innocence). New focus: TX history, TX negro-league baseball. Female lion tamers. Zines: https://www.gfbpubs.com
@desireealliance.bsky.social
Social justice org of current & former sex workers in coalition w/ national & global allies working for human, labor & civil rights for all #sexworkers #sexwork
@rebeccakmccray.bsky.social
writing/editing/reporting https://www.rebeccakmccray.com/ currently @ CUNY Newmark J School
@shannonheffernan.bsky.social
Journalist covering prisons, jails and more for The Marshall Project. Formerly WBEZ (Chicago NPR affiliate). Host of Motive podcast (Season 4). Writes short stories and essays. Tips: sheffernan@themarshallproject.org
@walterkatz.bsky.social
Defender of the rule of law and due process. Enemy of state violence. Ex: public defender>police oversight>city hall>tech>philanthropy | Opinions are mine MuckRack: https://muckrack.com/walter-katz/articles Signal: walter.94
@joshuabhoe.bsky.social
Sr. Policy Manager at Dream.Org, Host of the Decarceration Nation Podcast (on hiatus). Formerly Incarcerated. Registrant
@jaydaronson.bsky.social
History, STS, human rights documentation, deaths in custody, criminal legal system, etc. New Book: https://deathincustodybook.com Podcast: https://officialignorance.com
@maiasz.bsky.social
Contributing Opinion Writer, NY Times. Author: Undoing Drugs, Unbroken Brain, Help At Any Cost; Co-auth: The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog & Born for Love (w/ Bruce D. Perry). Addiction, autism, neuroscience, troubled-teen industry, harm reduction, cats.
@journo-beth.bsky.social
Writer, reader, nerd. Reporter for The Marshall Project covering criminal (in)justice, esp LGBTQ+, parole, addiction, health. Host of VIOLATION. It's not on us to complete the work—but neither can we stop doing it.
@leighgoodmark.bsky.social
Professor at Maryland Carey Law, director of Gender, Prison, and Trauma Clinic, author of Imperfect Victims: Criminalized Survivors and the Promise of Abolition Feminism and Decriminalizing Domestic Violence (UC Press). She/her/mom. leighgoodmark.com
@jonahshai.bsky.social
Managing editor at Injustice Watch, a nonprofit newsroom focused on issues of equity and justice in the courts.
@pregnancyjust.bsky.social
If you’re facing charges related to your pregnancy, contact us at info@pregnancyjusticeus.org. pregnancyjusticeus.org
@everytown.bsky.social
We are a movement of parents, students, survivors, educators, gun owners & concerned citizens fighting to end gun violence and build safer communities. https://everytown.org/
@inquest.bsky.social
An online magazine for ideas to end mass incarceration in its many forms. Sign up for our newsletter: https://inquest.org/subscribe-follow/
@injusticewatch.org
Injustice Watch is a Chicago-based nonprofit journalism organization that examines issues of equity and justice in the Cook County court system. https://linktr.ee/injusticewatch
@melanienewport.bsky.social
US carceral and urban history, jail and policing. AAUP, abolition, working mom in CT, personal account.
@giffords.org
Founded by Gabby Giffords in 2013, we’re on a mission to save lives from gun violence. Text COURAGE to 34131 to join the fight.
@drconvictsandcane.bsky.social
Historian of convict labor/prisons, Black Texas, U.S. History! Assistant professor in a red state. 🥴 Writing a book that explores the significance of sugar and Black convict labor and the shaping of the Texas prison farm model. The House that Cane Built!!
@mayaschenwar.bsky.social
Director, Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism. Board president, Truthout. Co-editor “We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition” Co-author “Prison by Any Other Name” Abolitionist, anti-zionist, pro-cat, pro-karaoke mayaschenwar.com
@silkys13.bsky.social
executive director, Detention Watch Network, author Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition (Haymarket Books, 2024), from Texas, views my own book info/events: https://www.detentionwatchnetwork.org/unbuild-walls
@thetrace.org
We’re a nonprofit newsroom investigating gun violence in America. Sign up for our newsletters: thetrace.org/newsletter
@pdxlawgrrrl.bsky.social
Attorney. End mass criminalization. Keep protesting. @pdxlawgrrrl on all platforms: https://linktr.ee/pdxlawgrrrl
@prisonjournalism.bsky.social
An independent national nonprofit initiative that trains incarcerated writers in the tools of journalism and publishes their stories. https://bit.ly/4lbdmXU
@lilianasegura.bsky.social
Journalist covering prisons and harsh sentencing. More fun than I sound. https://theintercept.com/staff/liliana-segura/
@brennancenter.bsky.social
We work to build a United States that is democratic, just, and free — for all. Visit BrennanCenter.org.
@melissagiragrant.com
staff writer, The New Republic // A WOMAN IS AGAINST THE LAW (Little, Brown) out in 2026 // PLAYING THE WHORE (Verso) // member, NewsGuild of NY » email: melissa@melissagira.com » press releases/lists: mggrant@tnr.com » Signal: melissagira.01 (link below)
@radleybalko.bsky.social
Journalist. Quattrone Center journalism fellow. Author: Rise of the Warrior Cop. Co-author: The Cadaver King and the Country Dentist. Forthcoming book: The Defenders (Spring 2026) Substack: radleybalko.substack.com Signal: radleybalko.52
@commonjustice.bsky.social
Developing and advancing solutions to violence that are survivor-centered, accountability-based, racially equitable & safety-driven. Sign up for our monthly newsletters: commonjustice.org/newsletter-signup
@johnscooper.bsky.social
Executive Director of Safe & Just Michigan (www.safeandjustmi.org) Opinions mine
@antirecidivism.bsky.social
Join the Movement to End Mass Incarceration in California Contact: media@antirecidivism.org https://lnk.bio/ARC
@policeforreform.bsky.social
We are Law Enforcement Action Partnership - LEAP. Working alongside communities for social justice solutions.
@nazgolg.bsky.social
Director of Research at The Sentencing Project. Her own views, e.g., every prison is a policy failure.
@momsunitedchicago.bsky.social
Moms United is a Chicagoland community group that organizes mutual support & participatory defense in solidarity with mothers who suffer criminalization & forcible separation from their kids.
@ibailey.bsky.social
Husband, father, stutterer, veteran journalist, sweat tea drinker, Davidson College Professor of Practice, 2014 Harvard Nieman Fellow, former Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism visiting professor. You should hire me to speak.
@marclevin.bsky.social
Chief Policy Counsel, Council on Criminal Justice. Advancing public safety, individual liberty, and equal justice for all.
@critcrim.bsky.social
Working Group for insurgent criminology. Publishers of the open access journal: Radical Criminology (& THOUGHT|CRIMES Press). #AbolishThePolice #DefundThePolice
@jlusa.org
Celebrating over 10 years of educating, elevating, and empowering justice-impacted leaders! #OurExperienceIsOurExpertise jlusa.org