Kent Mendoza
Kent Mendoza is a dedicated community organizer and activist at the Anti-Recidivism Coalition, leveraging his experiences to advocate for youth justice reform, mentor at-risk youth, and contribute to initiatives that promote positive change in the juvenile justice system.
Twyana Davis
Through powerful storytelling and vivid artistic expression, Columbus-born filmmaker and playwright Twyana Davis brings light to social injustices, trauma, and the voices of the system-impacted, inspiring audiences to think beyond boundaries and embrace change.
Andrew Hundley
Andrew, once labeled a “juvenile lifer,” transformed his life after becoming the first in Louisiana to be paroled under new rulings, and now leads the Louisiana Parole Project to help others with extreme sentences reintegrate and thrive.
Nelson Morris
Nelson Morris, a Project Associate at Restore Justice, dedicates his efforts to community outreach and fundraising while mentoring youth and teaching advocacy courses, all after spending 29 years in prison for a crime committed at 17, from which he was granted a new sentence following the Supreme Court’s Miller decision.
Page Dukes
Page Dukes is a core organizer with Mourning Our Losses and Georgia Freedom Letters, and a Communications Associate at the Southern Center for Human Rights, where she advocates for awareness about incarceration while serving on boards that support families affected by imprisonment and promote equitable education access, all driven by her vision for a future where no one is forgotten or locked away.
Shannon Ross
Shannon Ross, the Executive Director of The Community, founded the organization while serving a 17-year prison sentence to address the criminal justice system's impact through proactive educational initiatives and narrative change. Since his release in 2020, he has expanded his advocacy as a graduate student, podcast host, and entrepreneur focused on supporting system-impacted individuals.
Waleisah Wilson
Waleisah Wilson is a passionate criminal justice reform activist and organizer who founded NewLife Second Chance Outreach, Inc. to provide essential employment services and workshops for individuals with criminal convictions, while advocating for disability justice, an end to solitary confinement and mass incarceration, and the removal of barriers to reentry.