Just Us Voices - Storytelling for Change

Just Us Voices gives formerly incarcerated women an opportunity to tell their stories.  The organization is soliciting formerly incacerated women to tell others about their experiences within and without of prison. To view a video of last years' voices click here.   The penal system is not designed to accomodate women, their needs or their special circumstances.  Just Us Voices encourages women to share their experiences as a form of healing, as a way to enfold others into the experience and eventually into advocacy.

Just Us Voices describes itself as "a new multimedia initiative that aims to transform the public dialogue on mass incarceration through storytelling and the lived experiences of formerly incarcerated women. Although women are the fastest-growing segment of the prison population, the national conversation on mass incarceration focuses primarily on the experiences of men. JustUS Voices will broaden the conversation to include perspectives and insights through the unique lens of gender, race and justice."