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Get to know jailhouse lawyers and their loved ones through the words, wisdom, and experiences of incarcerated individuals who teach themselves the law to advocate for themselves and the rights of their peers. 

Please take care as you interact with these stories as they provide insight into alternatives and solutions to mass incarceration, but also touch upon difficult content, including confinement, medical neglect, and death, and retaliation that jailhouse lawyers routinely experience– from solitary confinement to transfers and restrictions on accessing law libraries and resources – simply because they seek to know, use, and shape law.

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Feminist circle flashlights

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In June 2022, the Jailhouse Lawyer Initiative convened the first, in-person Feminist Circle in New York. While JLI members hail from diverse backgrounds and histories, the overwhelming majority of our members were men.

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A great deal of the work we do is new, different, and setting precedence. I always tell people that I build bridges, I don't burn them. I either value the opportunities that I'm given and/or create the opportunities and give them value. Kenya Hill
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inside feminist circle member, Florida
I don't feel whole when I'm remaining silent on certain controversial issues that move and inspire me. Its like an inferno that can only be put out by the waters of words spoken in due season. Sometimes there is a season for silence and other times there is a season to rouse, wake up and speak like never before. These are the times for every woman, no matter the station, to speak up, speak out, empower, reach back and help each other. Kenya Hill
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Qiana Johnson I came home with fire and passion to help Black women who are formerly incarcerated
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