First, we push for bold, statewide policy change through research with trusted partners and storytelling grounded in lived experience. We remain in close relationship with our incarcerated members, who are not only part of our community but also help shape our advocacy priorities.
Second, we organize locally to build power. Across Texas, our county lead organizers connect with recently released members, offer peer support, share reentry resources, and coordinate mutual aid. They also lead local advocacy efforts.
Why do we do this work? Y'all, we got tired of empty promises, half-measures, and help that came with strings attached. So we stopped looking to systems that never saw us. We stopped waiting for others. We discovered that, as June Jordan wrote, "we are the ones we have been waiting for".