Resources

Every person has something valuable to contribute to this movement. Whether you’re a student, teacher, small business owner, artist, or concerned citizen, your contributions can make a huge impact.

Library

Report: educating allies and empowering artists in carceral spaces (PDF 16.9MB) Justice Arts Coalition, Returning Artists Guild, Mourning Our Losses

Curriculum: impacts of the prison industry Worth Rises

Report: a new paradigm for sentencing in the U.S. Vera Institute

Toolkit: for architects, governments, non-profits, and communities Designing Justice + Designing Spaces

Graphic: life-without-parole sentences for children Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth

Website: imagining a world without youth prisons Performing Statistics’ Freedom Constellations Initiative

Toolkit: envisioning justice Envisioning Justice

Directory: resources for artists investigating the criminal legal system Justice Arts Coalition

Factsheet: 55 facts about mass incarceration (PDF 202 KB) Prison Policy Initiative

Report: where and why people are incarcerated in the U.S. Prison Policy Initiative

Podcast: conversations on a world beyond police and incarceration Detroit Justice Center

PSA video: voting power of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals (password: vote) Florida Rights Restoration Coalition

Briefs: key criminal legal issues for newly elected prosecutors Fair and Just Prosecution

Book, exhibition, and programs: highlighting artists working to end mass incarceration Marking Time

Museum: examining the legacy of slavery and mass incarceration EJI Legacy Museum

Report: crime survivors’ experiences with the criminal legal system The National Survey of Victims’ Views

Report: racial and ethnic disparities in state prisons (PDF 5.2 MB) Sentencing Project

Book and toolkit: solutions that take the place of prison Common Justice

Web story: sharing the voices of people in solitary confinement Silenced: Voices from Solitary in Michigan

Report: impact of the incarceration crisis on America’s families (PDF 6.7 MB) Every Second

Report: strategies to safely lower the number of women & TGNCNBI people in jail in NYC The Women’s Community Justice Association

Website: national hub telling a new story about justice Just Media Project

Report: wellbeing of children and young adults with incarcerated parents We Got Us Now

Resources for artists: paid opportunities, FAQs, and financial tips Artists Community Alliance

Resources for artists: paid opportunities, business advice, and emergency funds New York Foundation for the Arts

Report: replacing over-incarceration with more effective public safety solutions Alliance for Safety and Justice

Report: ensuring all nonprofit and movement workers have equitable access to retirement savings Just Futures

Report: people in jail and prison in spring 2021 (PDF 613 KB) Vera Institute of Justice

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Take action

With time

Learn about the movement through the resource library above.
Find an organization in the grantee partner directory for whom you can volunteer, including joining an organization’s board of directors that is committed to securing change.
Research advocacy campaigns that will help transform the criminal legal system and participate in them. The Color of Change directory and the Alliance for Safety and Justice are great places to learn more.
Attend exhibitions and performances that feature the work of system-impacted artists.
Talk to friends, coworkers, and family about how to help build a future of shared safety for all.

With funding

Donate cash or stock to organizations in the directory.
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors may be able to help you manage your donations and support you in contributing proceeds from the sale of artwork, jewelry, or other valued objects.
Review Worth Rises’ Prison Industry Corporate Database to see if your financial investments might be perpetuating harm within the criminal legal system without your knowledge.

With influence

Host a fundraiser/friendraiser and invite your peers to support the projects and organizations listed in the directory, such as the Center for Art and Advocacy.
Engage in policy campaigns and contact elected officials and other influencers who can lend support to transforming the criminal legal system. A great place to start is Worth Rises’ #EndTheException campaign and The Clean Slate Initiative.
If you are responsible for staffing a business or organization, hire formerly incarcerated people and advocate for second chance hiring and fair treatment in the job market. JPMorgan Chase & CO. offers resources for supporting a second chance program at your workplace.
Use your vote to elect those who will help end mass incarceration. Ensure that elected officials know you care about these issues.