Check out our most recent efforts to bring tempature control to Texas prisons,
Read MoreWhat better way to celebrate women's history month than with the most vilified women in Texas? Join Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance on March 30th, 6pm-9pm, at Austin Cinemaker Space, as we explore what it truly means to be the most dangerous women in Texas.
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Check out our most recent efforts to bring tempature control to Texas prisons,
Read MoreLioness continues to highlight the challenges faced by incarcerated women when pursing higher education opportunities.
Read MoreWe continue the fight to end the over policing of women and girls while in custody. Read studies about how women are punished more severely and more often for minor infractions.
Read MoreSolitary confinement also known in Texas as administrative segregation, is cruel and unusual punishment that affects women in very specific ways. We remain committed to ending it.
Read MoreRead about the history and the most recent corruption, abuse, and mismanagement within the Texas youth justice system.
Read MoreGender expansive people in the Texas criminal legal system are constantly attacked and harrassed. We stand together for justice for our trans men and women. Read recent articles about their struggles.
Read MoreCommunity Supervision can be a set up for failure for many women. Read the report on how the system doesn't work and what we can do to fix it.
Read MoreCounty jails in Texas are often unsafe, dirty and dangerous, especially for women and gender expansive people. We are working on advocating around conditions and bail reform. Check out some articles about what's going on here in Texas.
Read MoreOur inside members take a great risk in speaking out against injustice. Please take a moment to read their articles.
Read MoreLearn more about the compelling evidence supporting her innocence and the ongoing efforts to secure her release.
Read MoreOur members are empowered by participating in local and state government. Check out some bills that we impacted through testimony.
Read MoreWe believe that nothing happens without community. Check out our efforts to connect to local communities for collective healing and restorative justice.
Read MoreHow many women are held in prisons, jails, and other correctional facilities in the United States? Why are they there? How are their experiences different from men’s? Check out the reports to understand the reasons for their incarceration, and the unique challenges they face compared to men.
Learn MoreIt can be confusing and overwhelming knowing where and how to start advocating for yourself and your community. These are a few resources that we often use that help inform and guide our efforts.
Learn MoreOn December 8th, 2023 at 6PM we are having a holiday card writing party with Girls Empowerment Network, Texas After Violence Project and Finish the Five! Come wearing your ugly holiday sweater and/or pjs!! We hope to have over 500 cards for the youth in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. What to bring: blank non specific holiday cards to fill out (no glitter, ribbons or anything attached) and if you can, some food! Join the community in sending love and solidarity to our incarcerated youth!
Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance, Girls Empowerment Network, Texas After Violence Project and Texas Center for Justice & Inequity Finish the 5 are on a mission to send holiday cards to every incarcerated youth inside of the Texas Juvenile Justice System! Join us for community as we send hope and love to the young people locked behind prison walls. If you’re able, please bring non specific holiday cards. No need for postage.
Join us for a restorative Peace Walk that aims to bridge the divide between formerly incarcerated individuals and the community where they were once incarcerated. We invite residents, business owners, Faith leaders and other community leaders, to hear and share stories of inspiration and hope beyond the history of incarceration. We are so much more than our past. Come join us!
Join us as we honor the lives lost and the continued suffering of the women and men in our Texas prisons during the heat crisis.
Advocates, family members and friends of the men and women incarcerated within Texas Department of Criminal Justice will convene at the Capitol to voice their concerns about the extreme temperatures in the prisons this summer. We are coming together to implore that our elected officials and community stakeholders unite to bring our loved ones relief.
This event is hosted by Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance and the Statewide Leadership Council. Join us and State Representatives as we celebrate the success and voice the struggles of currently and formerly incarcerated girls and women in Texas.
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