10 Year Impact Report
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With enough imagination,
even the toughest problems
have solutions.
Putting the “impact”
in Impact Justice
Putting the “impact”
in Impact Justice
Putting the “impact”
in Impact Justice
For the past ten years, Impact Justice has been turning relentless optimism into real impact by building and testing unexpected criminal justice solutions across the country.
For the past ten years, Impact Justice has been turning relentless optimism into real impact by building and testing unexpected criminal justice solutions across the country.
For the past ten years, Impact Justice has been turning relentless optimism into real impact by building and testing unexpected criminal justice solutions across the country.
Today, our country is at a crossroads. More than ever, we need big, bold ideas that bring us together instead of dividing us.
Today, our country is at a crossroads. More than ever, we need big, bold ideas that bring us together instead of dividing us.
Today, our country is at a crossroads. More than ever, we need big, bold ideas that bring us together instead of dividing us.
But first, join us as we celebrate the countless stories of impact that prove that with enough imagination, something better is always possible.
But first, join us as we celebrate the countless stories of impact that prove that with enough imagination, something better is always possible.
But first, join us as we celebrate the countless stories of impact that prove that with enough imagination, something better is always possible.
Nationwide Reach
Nationwide Reach
Nationwide Reach
Over the last decade, our ever-growing team of thinkers, doers, and dreamers have worked across the United States to reach millions of people impacted by the criminal justice system.
Over the last decade, our ever-growing team of thinkers, doers, and dreamers have worked across the United States to reach millions of people impacted by the criminal justice system.
Over the last decade, our ever-growing team of thinkers, doers, and dreamers have worked across the United States to reach millions of people impacted by the criminal justice system.
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Projects per Location
Projects per Location
10+ Projects
10+ Projects
4+ Projects
4+ Projects
3 Projects
3 Projects
2 Projects
2 Projects
1 Project
1 Project
Projects per Location
3 Projects
2 Projects
4+ Projects
1 Project
10+ Projects
Criminal justice problems require more than criminal justice solutions.
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Youth Development
Workforce Development
Climate
Research
Safety &
Wellbeing
Women's
Health
Food
Community
Economic
Development
Housing
10 Years of Impact
In total, we’ve launched more than two dozen projects — big, small, and everything in between —since 2015.
Our work has reduced the number of people who have contact with the system, improved the lives of the nearly two million people who are in jails and prisons today, and has expanded opportunities for people leaving the system to reach their full potential.
2015
Center on Youth Registration Reform
PREA Resource Center
The Restorative Justice Project
Research and Action Center
2016
Building Justice
Frank Gehry and the Yale Architecture School
2017
Justice Data Accountability Project
2018
Homecoming Project
2019
Building Justice - Finland and Norway
Adult Justice System
Landmark Report
Nothing Good Happens in There: Closing and Repurposing Youth Detention Facilities in California
2020
California Justice Leaders
Landmark Report
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
LeadOn
2021
District of Columbia Police Reform Commission
Food in the DC Jails Working Group
Landmark Report
The Things They Carry: Understanding Trauma, Men, and Cycles of Violence
2022
Chefs in Prisons
The Center
2023
Building Justice - Finland
Adult Justice System
Farm to Corrections California / Harvest of the Month
2024
Building Justice
The Documentary Film
Inside Impact Fund
Growing Justice
Spread Wellness Nutrition
Education Workshops
The National Reentry Housing Incubator
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
2025
Book Publication
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Building Justice - New Zealand
Youth Justice System
The Menopause Project
Landmark Report
Restorative Community Pathways
2026
We’re looking to the future with relentless optimism, grounded in real impact.
Confronting our nation’s obsession
with endless punishment has always
been an uphill battle, but
Confronting our nation’s obsession with endless punishment has always been an uphill battle, but
Confronting our nation’s obsession with endless punishment has always been an uphill battle, but
the urgency of our current moment
demands something new.
the urgency of our current moment
demands something new.
the urgency of our current moment demands
something new.
At Impact Justice, we believe community is what you build, and our communities are strongest when we build together.
At Impact Justice, we believe community is what you build, and our communities are strongest when we build together.
At Impact Justice, we believe community is what you build, and our communities are strongest when we build together.
After more than a decade of building beyond the traditional frameworks of criminal justice reform, we’re stepping forward to catalyze unexpected and creative new solutions.
After more than a decade of building beyond the traditional frameworks of criminal justice reform, we’re stepping forward to catalyze unexpected and creative new solutions.
After more than a decade of building beyond the traditional frameworks of criminal justice reform, we’re stepping forward to catalyze unexpected and creative new solutions.
Read more about what fuels our momentum
Read more about what fuels our momentum
Read more about what fuels our momentum
10 Year Impact Report
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With enough imagination,
even the toughest problems
have solutions.
With enough imagination,
even the toughest problems
have solutions.
Criminal justice problems require more than criminal justice solutions.
Click circles for more detail
Criminal justice problems require more than criminal justice solutions.
Click circles for more detail
Youth Development
Youth Development
Youth Development
Workforce Development
Workforce Development
Workforce Development
Climate
Climate
Climate
Research
Research
Research
Safety &
Wellbeing
Safety &
Wellbeing
Women's
Health
Women's
Health
Safety &
Wellbeing
Safety &
Wellbeing
Women's
Health
Women's
Health
Food
Food
Food
Community
Economic
Development
Community
Economic
Development
Community
Economic
Development
Housing
Housing
Housing
10 Years of Impact
10 Years of Impact
In total, we’ve launched more than two dozen projects — big, small, and everything in between —since 2015.
Our work has reduced the number of people who have contact with the system, improved the lives of the nearly two million people who are in jails and prisons today, and has expanded opportunities for people leaving the system to reach their full potential.
2015
2015
Center on Youth Registration Reform
Creates a national center dedicated to ending the abusive practice of placing children on sex offender registries.
PREA Resource Center
Eliminating sexual violence behind bars. |
PREA Resource Center
Eliminates sexual violence behind bars.
PREA Resource Center
Eliminates sexual violence behind bars.
The Restorative Justice Project
Pioneering restorative justice alternatives to prosecution and punishment. |
The Restorative Justice Project
Pioneers restorative justice alternatives to prosecution and punishment.
The Restorative Justice Project
Pioneers restorative justice alternatives to prosecution and punishment.
Research and Action Center
Leading impact-focused evaluations for boundary-breaking solutions. |
Research and Action Center
Leads impact-focused evaluations for boundary-breaking solutions.
Research and Action Center
Leads impact-focused evaluations for boundary-breaking solutions.
Justice Data Accountability Project
Center on Youth Registration Reform
Creates a national center dedicated to ending the abusive practice of placing children on sex offender registries.
2016
2016
Frank Gehry and the Yale Architecture School
Building Justice
Explores a role for architects in ending mass incarceration.
Adult Justice System
Frank Gehry and the Yale Architecture School
Building Justice - Finland and Norway
Building Justice
Explores a role for architects in ending mass incarceration.
2017
2017
Building Justice - Finland and Norway
Justice Data Accountability Project
Justice Data Accountability Project
Global exploration to inspire more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States.
Tackles the use of big data systems in law enforcement decision making.
Tackles the use of big data systems in law enforcement decision making.
2018
2018
Homecoming Project
Leveraging available living spaces to end the prison to homelessness pipeline. |
Homecoming Project
Leverages available living spaces to end the prison to homelessness pipeline.
Homecoming Project
Leverages available living spaces to end the prison to homelessness pipeline.
2019
2019
Nothing Good Happens in There: Closing and Repurposing Youth Detention Facilities in California
Landmark Report
Offering guidance for local stakeholders, advocates, and reformers on how youth facilities can be repurposed to better meet community needs.
Offers guidance for local stakeholders, advocates, and reformers on how youth facilities can be repurposed to better meet community needs.
Offers guidance for local stakeholders, advocates, and reformers on how youth facilities can be repurposed to better meet community needs.
Adult Justice System
Building Justice - Finland and Norway
Inspires more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States through global exploration.
Adult Justice System
Building Justice - Finland and Norway
Inspires more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States through global exploration.
2020
2020
California Justice Leaders
Mobilizing formerly incarcerated young people to redefine their roles as leaders in their communities. |
California Justice Leaders
Mobilizes formerly incarcerated young people to redefine their roles as leaders in their communities.
California Justice Leaders
Mobilizes formerly incarcerated young people to redefine their roles as leaders in their communities.
LeadOn
Expanding employment opportunities for system-impacted young people in Los Angeles. |
LeadOn
Expands employment opportunities for system-impacted young people in Los Angeles.
LeadOn
Expands employment opportunities for system-impacted young people in Los Angeles.
The Things They Carry: Understanding Trauma, Men, and Cycles of Violence
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Landmark Report
Sparks national momentum to bring the movement for food justice and dignity inside jails and prisons.
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Landmark Report
Sparks national momentum to bring the movement for food justice and dignity inside jails and prisons.
2021
2021
Adult Justice System
The Things They Carry: Understanding Trauma, Men, and Cycles of Violence
Building Justice - Finland
Landmark Report
Makes the case for unlocking resources and promoting trauma-informed shifts in efforts to address violence among boys and men.
The Things They Carry: Understanding Trauma, Men, and Cycles of Violence
Landmark Report
Makes the case for unlocking resources and promoting trauma-informed shifts in efforts to address violence among boys and men.
The Things They Carry: Understanding Trauma, Men, and Cycles of Violence
Landmark Report
Food in the DC Jails Working Group
Improves access to healthy food in jails in the nation's capital.
Food in the DC Jails Working Group
District of Columbia Police Reform Commission
A major report that explores how to decenter police and improve public safety.
Food in the DC Jails Working Group
Food in the DC Jails Working Group
Improves access to healthy food in jails in the nation's capital.
District of Columbia Police Reform Commission
District of Columbia Police Reform Commission
A major report that explores how to decenter police and improve public safety.
2022
2022
Chefs in Prisons
Developing a model to embed a professional chef in prison kitchens to overhaul menus and train staff. |
Chefs in Prisons
Develops a model to embed a professional chef in prison kitchens to overhaul menus and train staff.
Chefs in Prisons
Develops a model to embed a professional chef in prison kitchens to overhaul menus and train staff.
The Center
Helping people in California get housed and stay housed through holistic, traditional, and nontraditional support. |
The Center
Helps people in California get housed and stay housed through holistic, traditional, and nontraditional support.
The Center
Helps people in California get housed and stay housed through holistic, traditional, and nontraditional support.
2023
2023
Farm to Corrections California / Harvest of the Month
Working with small farms to supply locally-grown fruits and vegetables to incarcerated people. |
Farm to Corrections California / Harvest of the Month
Works with small farms to supply locally-grown fruits and vegetables to incarcerated people.
Farm to Corrections California / Harvest of the Month
Works with small farms to supply locally-grown fruits and vegetables to incarcerated people.
The Documentary Film
Adult Justice System
Building Justice
Building Justice - Finland
Inspires more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States through global exploration.
Adult Justice System
Building Justice - Finland
Inspires more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States through global exploration.
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
Photo Credit: Peter Merts
2024
2024
Inside Impact Fund
Distributing small-scale grants to incarcerated people in California to bring their ideas to life. |
Inside Impact Fund
Distributes small-scale grants to incarcerated people in California to bring their ideas to life.
Inside Impact Fund
Distributes small-scale grants to incarcerated people in California to bring their ideas to life.
The National Reentry Housing Incubator
Expanding the impact of reentry housing efforts by investing in solutions around the country. |
The National Reentry Housing Incubator
Expands the impact of reentry housing efforts by investing in solutions around the country.
The National Reentry Housing Incubator
Expands the impact of reentry housing efforts by investing in solutions around the country.
Spread Wellness Nutrition Education Workshops
Training system-impacted leaders to provide nutrition education in their own communities. |
Spread Wellness Nutrition Education Workshops
Trains system-impacted leaders to provide nutrition education in their own communities.
Spread Wellness Nutrition Education Workshops
Trains system-impacted leaders to provide nutrition education in their own communities.
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
The Documentary Film
Book Publication
Building Justice
An award-winning short film that tracks our trip to Finland to explore the Nordic Model with partners and advocates.
The Documentary Film
Building Justice
An award-winning short film that tracks our trip to Finland to explore the Nordic Model with partners and advocates.
Growing Justice
Nurturing successful reentry through high-tech training in controlled environment agriculture, job placement services, and wraparound support.
Growing Justice
Nurtures successful reentry through high-tech training in controlled environment agriculture, job placement services, and wraparound support.
Growing Justice
Nurtures successful reentry through high-tech training in controlled environment agriculture, job placement services, and wraparound support.
2025
2025
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Book Publication
A landmark book that expands our groundbreaking research and outlines solutions to the hidden food crisis in jails and prisons.
Evaluation of King County Restorative Community Pathways
An independent, external evaluation of King County's community-led, pre-file diversion initiative. |
Landmark Report - Restorative Community Pathways
Evaluates King County's community-led pre-file youth diversion initiative.
Landmark Report - Restorative Community Pathways
Evaluates King County's community-led pre-file youth diversion initiative.
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Book Publication
A landmark book that expands our groundbreaking research and outlines solutions to the hidden food crisis in jails and prisons.
Eating Behind Bars: Ending the Hidden Punishment of Food in Prison
Youth Justice System
Book Publication
Building Justice - New Zealand
Inspires more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States through global exploration.
Youth Justice System
Building Justice - New Zealand
Building Justice - New Zealand
Inspires more expansive and imaginative reform work here in the United States through global exploration.
The Menopause Project
Improving menopause care behind bars.
The Menopause Project
Improves menopause care behind bars by equipping women and healthcare professionals with better resources and health education.
The Menopause Project
Improves menopause care behind bars by equipping women and healthcare professionals with better resources and health education.
2026
2026
We're looking to the future with relentless optimism, grounded in real impact.
We're looking to the future with relentless optimism, grounded in real impact.