EDUCATE TO
LIBERATE

our INsIdE-OUT MODEL

Look2Justice is led by currently and formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones — not as a symbolic gesture, but as an organizing conviction. Our inside-out model means that the people most directly impacted by the criminal legal system are also the ones setting strategy, driving campaigns, and directing this organization. From prison cells to editorial rooms to legislative chambers, we build power from the inside out. The people living inside our prisons are writers, organizers, and thinkers. We exist to make sure the world knows it.

mission statement

Look2Justice (L2J) is a Washington state-based nonprofit working to transform the criminal legal system from the inside out.

The criminal legal system has disproportionately targeted and harmed Black, Indigenous, and communities of color. We believe that the people most impacted by our criminal legal system must lead the movement to change it.

OUR PILLARS

Our work moves through three pillars:

The Bridge: A national narrative change initiative that brings incarcerated voices into mainstream media, publishing, and public life.

Inside-Out Advocacy & Organizing: Builds political power through civic education, coalition-building, and policy reform.

Youth Empowerment: Develops the next generation of organizers in communities most impacted by incarceration.

All three are rooted in one conviction: When we lead with those most impacted, WE WIN.

When we lead with those most impacted, WE WIN.

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CONTACT US

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