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May 29–30, 2026
Bridging the Gap: Amplifying Incarcerated Voices was a two-day conference dedicated to strengthening journalism in and about American prisons while supporting the growing network of incarcerated writers, journalists, filmmakers, and storytellers shaping the field. The convening brought together incarcerated media makers, newsrooms, publishers, advocates, and organizations working to expand ethical collaboration and amplify voices from inside prison walls.

The conference explored the persistent barriers incarcerated storytellers face — from censorship and restrictive communication systems to limited access to publishing networks — while highlighting the innovative ways incarcerated journalists continue to build community, share knowledge, and document the realities of incarceration. Through workshops, discussions, and collaborative problem-solving, participants examined how to support prison journalism with greater integrity, accountability, and long-term impact.

Centered on connection-building and collective advocacy, the event also focused on defending the legal rights and free expression of incarcerated writers while creating stronger pathways between inside storytellers and outside media institutions.
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Look2Justice’s 5th Annual Symposium: The Real Cost of Incarceration brought together community members, advocates, organizers, and directly impacted people to explore the lasting human and societal impacts of incarceration. Held in partnership with local organizations and community leaders, the symposium examined how incarceration affects individuals, families, and communities far beyond the prison system itself. While the United States spends nearly $200 billion annually on imprisonment, the event focused on the deeper emotional, social, and generational costs carried by impacted communities.The symposium featured keynote speaker Chesa Boudin, founding Executive Director of Berkeley’s Criminal Law and Justice Center, alongside a powerful talking circle led by young adults whose parents were serving long prison sentences. Throughout the day, participants engaged in conversations centered on healing, accountability, advocacy, and systemic change.The event was facilitated by Eugene Youngblood and took place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Tukwila Community Center in Washington State.
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The 2025 Spokane Symposium: Breaking the Cycle, Healing Past Harms brought together community members, advocates, organizers, and policy leaders to examine the lasting harms caused by outdated sentencing laws and the barriers to meaningful sentencing reform.Hosted by Look2Justice in partnership with Range Media and The Black Rose Collective, the symposium focused on the reality that many sentencing reforms are passed prospectively, leaving thousands of currently incarcerated people serving sentences now widely recognized as unjust. Through community dialogue, expert panels, and small-group discussions, the event created space for impacted communities and decision-makers to engage directly around accountability, healing, and legislative change.Centered on bridge-building and collective action, the symposium explored how communities can confront past harms while working toward a more equitable justice system.
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The 2024 4th Annual Symposium brought together survivors, advocates, organizers, and policy experts to explore the role of survivor voices within the movement for sentencing reform.

Hosted by Look2Justice in partnership with FAMM and Collective Justice, the symposium centered conversations around the needs, rights, and experiences of survivors in post-conviction advocacy work. Throughout the day, speakers challenged common assumptions surrounding harm, accountability, and punishment — including the belief that all survivors support extreme sentencing, or that people who have caused harm cannot also be survivors themselves.

Through dialogue, collaboration, and shared testimony, the symposium created space for nuanced conversations about healing, justice, and meaningful legislative reform while strengthening connections across impacted communities and advocacy organizations.The event took place on November 16, 2024, at the Tukwila Community Center in Washington State.
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Breaking the Cycle: Healing Past Harms was a community-centered symposium focused on the ongoing challenges surrounding sentencing reform in Washington State and across the country.Hosted by Look2Justice and FAMM, the event explored how many legislative reforms continue to apply only prospectively, leaving thousands of people serving sentences now widely recognized as unjust. Through conversations with community members, advocates, and policy experts, the symposium examined pathways toward accountability, healing, and meaningful relief for impacted communities.The event created space for dialogue between directly impacted people and those with the political power to shape policy, with a focus on bridge-building, collaboration, and systemic change. Additional support for the symposium came from organizations including the ACLU of Washington, Collective Justice, and Freedom Project.
6th Annual Look2Justice Symposium
Bridging the Gap
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May 29–30, 2026
Bridging the Gap: Amplifying Incarcerated Voices was a two-day conference dedicated to strengthening journalism in and about American prisons while supporting the growing network of incarcerated writers, journalists, filmmakers, and storytellers shaping the field. The convening brought together incarcerated media makers, newsrooms, publishers, advocates, and organizations working to expand ethical collaboration and amplify voices from inside prison walls.

The conference explored the persistent barriers incarcerated storytellers face — from censorship and restrictive communication systems to limited access to publishing networks — while highlighting the innovative ways incarcerated journalists continue to build community, share knowledge, and document the realities of incarceration. Through workshops, discussions, and collaborative problem-solving, participants examined how to support prison journalism with greater integrity, accountability, and long-term impact.

Centered on connection-building and collective advocacy, the event also focused on defending the legal rights and free expression of incarcerated writers while creating stronger pathways between inside storytellers and outside media institutions.
Register Now!

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6th Annual Look2Justice Symposium
Bridging the Gap
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May 29–30, 2026
Bridging the Gap: Amplifying Incarcerated Voices was a two-day conference dedicated to strengthening journalism in and about American prisons while supporting the growing network of incarcerated writers, journalists, filmmakers, and storytellers shaping the field. The convening brought together incarcerated media makers, newsrooms, publishers, advocates, and organizations working to expand ethical collaboration and amplify voices from inside prison walls.

The conference explored the persistent barriers incarcerated storytellers face — from censorship and restrictive communication systems to limited access to publishing networks — while highlighting the innovative ways incarcerated journalists continue to build community, share knowledge, and document the realities of incarceration. Through workshops, discussions, and collaborative problem-solving, participants examined how to support prison journalism with greater integrity, accountability, and long-term impact.

Centered on connection-building and collective advocacy, the event also focused on defending the legal rights and free expression of incarcerated writers while creating stronger pathways between inside storytellers and outside media institutions.
Register Now!
2025 symposium |tukwila
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Look2Justice’s 5th Annual Symposium: The Real Cost of Incarceration brought together community members, advocates, organizers, and directly impacted people to explore the lasting human and societal impacts of incarceration. Held in partnership with local organizations and community leaders, the symposium examined how incarceration affects individuals, families, and communities far beyond the prison system itself. While the United States spends nearly $200 billion annually on imprisonment, the event focused on the deeper emotional, social, and generational costs carried by impacted communities.The symposium featured keynote speaker Chesa Boudin, founding Executive Director of Berkeley’s Criminal Law and Justice Center, alongside a powerful talking circle led by young adults whose parents were serving long prison sentences. Throughout the day, participants engaged in conversations centered on healing, accountability, advocacy, and systemic change.The event was facilitated by Eugene Youngblood and took place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Tukwila Community Center in Washington State.
2025 symposium |Spokane
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The 2025 Spokane Symposium: Breaking the Cycle, Healing Past Harms brought together community members, advocates, organizers, and policy leaders to examine the lasting harms caused by outdated sentencing laws and the barriers to meaningful sentencing reform.Hosted by Look2Justice in partnership with Range Media and The Black Rose Collective, the symposium focused on the reality that many sentencing reforms are passed prospectively, leaving thousands of currently incarcerated people serving sentences now widely recognized as unjust. Through community dialogue, expert panels, and small-group discussions, the event created space for impacted communities and decision-makers to engage directly around accountability, healing, and legislative change.Centered on bridge-building and collective action, the symposium explored how communities can confront past harms while working toward a more equitable justice system.
2024 symposium
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The 2024 4th Annual Symposium brought together survivors, advocates, organizers, and policy experts to explore the role of survivor voices within the movement for sentencing reform.

Hosted by Look2Justice in partnership with FAMM and Collective Justice, the symposium centered conversations around the needs, rights, and experiences of survivors in post-conviction advocacy work. Throughout the day, speakers challenged common assumptions surrounding harm, accountability, and punishment — including the belief that all survivors support extreme sentencing, or that people who have caused harm cannot also be survivors themselves.

Through dialogue, collaboration, and shared testimony, the symposium created space for nuanced conversations about healing, justice, and meaningful legislative reform while strengthening connections across impacted communities and advocacy organizations.The event took place on November 16, 2024, at the Tukwila Community Center in Washington State.
2023 symposium
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Breaking the Cycle: Healing Past Harms was a community-centered symposium focused on the ongoing challenges surrounding sentencing reform in Washington State and across the country.Hosted by Look2Justice and FAMM, the event explored how many legislative reforms continue to apply only prospectively, leaving thousands of people serving sentences now widely recognized as unjust. Through conversations with community members, advocates, and policy experts, the symposium examined pathways toward accountability, healing, and meaningful relief for impacted communities.The event created space for dialogue between directly impacted people and those with the political power to shape policy, with a focus on bridge-building, collaboration, and systemic change. Additional support for the symposium came from organizations including the ACLU of Washington, Collective Justice, and Freedom Project.
6th Annual Look2Justice Symposium
Bridging the Gap
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May 29–30, 2026
Bridging the Gap: Amplifying Incarcerated Voices was a two-day conference dedicated to strengthening journalism in and about American prisons while supporting the growing network of incarcerated writers, journalists, filmmakers, and storytellers shaping the field. The convening brought together incarcerated media makers, newsrooms, publishers, advocates, and organizations working to expand ethical collaboration and amplify voices from inside prison walls.

The conference explored the persistent barriers incarcerated storytellers face — from censorship and restrictive communication systems to limited access to publishing networks — while highlighting the innovative ways incarcerated journalists continue to build community, share knowledge, and document the realities of incarceration. Through workshops, discussions, and collaborative problem-solving, participants examined how to support prison journalism with greater integrity, accountability, and long-term impact.

Centered on connection-building and collective advocacy, the event also focused on defending the legal rights and free expression of incarcerated writers while creating stronger pathways between inside storytellers and outside media institutions.
Register Now!

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November 14 2026
Coming soon, on November 14, 2026 Look2Justice will host its 6th Annual Symposium in an effort to address the hidden labor of women on all fronts related to the carceral system and the movements built to deconstruct them. It honors the resilience of women who maintain the human bonds essential to healing and reentry, while affirming the dignity and humanity of all those touched by the carceral system.
2025 symposium |tukwila
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Look2Justice’s 5th Annual Symposium: The Real Cost of Incarceration brought together community members, advocates, organizers, and directly impacted people to explore the lasting human and societal impacts of incarceration. Held in partnership with local organizations and community leaders, the symposium examined how incarceration affects individuals, families, and communities far beyond the prison system itself. While the United States spends nearly $200 billion annually on imprisonment, the event focused on the deeper emotional, social, and generational costs carried by impacted communities.

The symposium featured keynote speaker Chesa Boudin, founding Executive Director of Berkeley’s Criminal Law and Justice Center, alongside a powerful talking circle led by young adults whose parents were serving long prison sentences. Throughout the day, participants engaged in conversations centered on healing, accountability, advocacy, and systemic change.The event was facilitated by Eugene Youngblood and took place on Saturday, November 15, 2025, at the Tukwila Community Center in Washington State.
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The 2025 Spokane Symposium: Breaking the Cycle, Healing Past Harms brought together community members, advocates, organizers, and policy leaders to examine the lasting harms caused by outdated sentencing laws and the barriers to meaningful sentencing reform.

Hosted by Look2Justice in partnership with Range Media and The Black Rose Collective, the symposium focused on the reality that many sentencing reforms are passed prospectively, leaving thousands of currently incarcerated people serving sentences now widely recognized as unjust. Through community dialogue, expert panels, and small-group discussions, the event created space for impacted communities and decision-makers to engage directly around accountability, healing, and legislative change.

Centered on bridge-building and collective action, the symposium explored how communities can confront past harms while working toward a more equitable justice system.
2024 symposium
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The 2024 4th Annual Symposium brought together survivors, advocates, organizers, and policy experts to explore the role of survivor voices within the movement for sentencing reform.

Hosted by Look2Justice in partnership with FAMM and Collective Justice, the symposium centered conversations around the needs, rights, and experiences of survivors in post-conviction advocacy work. Throughout the day, speakers challenged common assumptions surrounding harm, accountability, and punishment — including the belief that all survivors support extreme sentencing, or that people who have caused harm cannot also be survivors themselves.

Through dialogue, collaboration, and shared testimony, the symposium created space for nuanced conversations about healing, justice, and meaningful legislative reform while strengthening connections across impacted communities and advocacy organizations.The event took place on November 16, 2024, at the Tukwila Community Center in Washington State.
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Breaking the Cycle: Healing Past Harms was a community-centered symposium focused on the ongoing challenges surrounding sentencing reform in Washington State and across the country.Hosted by Look2Justice and FAMM, the event explored how many legislative reforms continue to apply only prospectively, leaving thousands of people serving sentences now widely recognized as unjust. Through conversations with community members, advocates, and policy experts, the symposium examined pathways toward accountability, healing, and meaningful relief for impacted communities.The event created space for dialogue between directly impacted people and those with the political power to shape policy, with a focus on bridge-building, collaboration, and systemic change. Additional support for the symposium came from organizations including the ACLU of Washington, Collective Justice, and Freedom Project.
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