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With nearly 2 million people incarcerated in the United States, we live in an age of mass control where patriarchy, racism, and punitive criminal justice policies are devastating women’s health, resources, and civic engagement. This is especially true for women who are low-income, women of color, queer and trans women, and all women whose loved ones are incarcerated and criminalized. Through the development of thoughtful organizing models including our Healing to Advocacy program, Essie is organizing and developing the leadership of the 1 in 4 women, and 1 in 2 Black women, with incarcerated loved ones to lead local and statewide campaigns to bring our loved ones home and who have the people-power potential to drive real change.