Get Involved
Join us in the fight to promote a more humane and equitable U.S. criminal legal system. Your awareness, activism, and support is vital to making a difference to the individuals, families, and communities impacted by mass incarceration.
Take Action
Changing laws and policies to end mass incarceration require a mass movement. Here are ways you can engage at the federal, state, and local levels.
Urge North Carolina Legislators to Protect Raise the Age!
Raise the Age legislation allows youth access to helpful, age-appropriate resources in the youth justice system. Tell North Carolina legislators that Raise the Age legislation must be protected!
You Can Help Lower Federal Sentences!
The U.S. Sentencing Commission wants to hear from you. Take action today urging them to reduce life imprisonment, end racial disparities, and make federal sentencing more fair and just.
Support Policies that are Best for Maryland's Kids!
Maryland's legislature passed regressive youth justice legislation that prioritizes retribution over rehabilitation. The law (HB 814) will be bad for Maryland's kids and will increase existing racial disparities in the youth justice system.
Support the Inclusive Democracy Act!
To promote community safety and enhance reintegration efforts, Congress should pass the Inclusive Democracy Act to expand full voting rights in federal elections to all justice-impacted people with felony convictions.
Guarantee the Right to Vote in America
Urge legislators to protect voting rights for all! The Democracy Restoration Act would expand voting rights to persons after incarceration including individuals completing their sentence in the community.
End the Ban on Food Stamps for People with Drug Convictions
Urge Congress to end the ban on food stamps for people with drug convictions and pass the RESTORE Act, which would immediately repeal the lifetime federal ban on individuals with felony drug convictions from receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Support the Safer Detention Act!
The Safer Detention Act would give aging and terminally people in federal prisons the opportunity to seek compassionate relief. It would also reauthorize and expand the Elderly Home Confinement Pilot Program, which would provide another pathway for elderly and sick people to leave prison.
Join the Second Look Movement in Michigan
The Sentencing Project is gearing up for some big announcements for legislative reform to advance Second Look reforms in Michigan. Join us if you're interested in aiding in this movement!
Sign up to be a Democracy Champion today
The Sentencing Project is spearheading a campaign to bring access to the ballot to all. Sign up to receive invites to our national jail-based voting coalition monthly calls and support to help bring jail-based voting.
Help end mass incarceration and racial injustice
The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective criminal justice system through our groundbreaking research, effective advocacy, and by building the capacity of national, state, and local organizations. But we can’t do this vital work without your support.
