Happy Pride from CJI!
All of us at CJI wish you a very happy, safe, and liberating Pride! CJI’s commitment to Queer liberation extends beyond today, this week, and this month. The struggle for Queer liberation is a lifelong…
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Our Mission
CJI’s mission is to end mass criminalization and incarceration by building and strengthening the infrastructure of the grassroots criminal justice movement to fundamentally transform the U.S. criminal legal system. We fund where the movement is developing, shifting, and growing. We believe this movement should be led by those most impacted by the injustices of the current system, working in alliances across race, class, faith, gender, gender identity, sexuality, immigration status, and age.
Our Mission
CJI’s mission is to end mass criminalization and incarceration by building and strengthening the infrastructure of the grassroots criminal justice movement to fundamentally transform the U.S. criminal legal system. We fund where the movement is developing, shifting, and growing. We believe this movement should be led by those most impacted by the injustices of the current system, working in alliances across race, class, faith, gender, gender identity, sexuality, immigration status, and age.
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We believe that the current criminal justice system was and is a means of control rooted in slavery and Jim Crow, and designed to create an exploited underclass.
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Get Involved
We believe that the current criminal justice system was and is a means of control rooted in slavery and Jim Crow, and designed to create an exploited underclass.
Become a Member
Donate by Mail
Donate Online
Explore Our Model
Latest News
Leadership Circle 2024 Cycle
— UPDATE: The Leadership Circle is no longer accepting applications. Please check back in May 2025 for information on the next Leadership Circle grantmaking cycle — An informational webinar will be held on Wednesday, 5/29/24 at…
Community Update
Hello, CJI Community! We hope you are all safe, happy, and well rested as we move into Spring. CJI has had quite a journey in the last year and a half, and we wanted to…