Above Waters Project
Golden, CO
2017
The mission of the Above Waters Project is to support and protect those currently and formerly incarcerated within the US penal system. We understand that grave injustice exists...
Grantees
Coalition for Prisoners' Rights
Sante Fe, NM
2014, 2013, 2011
The Coalition for Prisoners' Rights fights systemic change by challenging the social and economic injustice inherent in the US punishment system. They have been publishing their Newsletter for...
Nebraskans Against the Death Penalty
Lincoln, NE
2011
Nebraskans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty was founded in 1981 after Governor Thone had vetoed a bill passed by Nebraska’s unicameral legislature that would have repealed the...
Texans United for Families
Austin, TX
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Texans United for Families (TUFF) came together during the fight to end family detention at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center, just north of Austin. TUFF is a...
The Prison Justice League
Austin, TX
2016, 2014
The Prison Justice League (PJL) envisions a society where the voices of all people regardless of past criminal behavior are included in efforts to create a balanced criminal...
Youth Rise Texas
Austin, TX
2017
Youth Rise Texas is an Austin, Texas based organization, largely comprised of young women and queer youth of color, who have been impacted by the incarceration or deportation...