This month, the National Black Women’s Justice Institute published “The Hidden Heart of Reentry: Lessons from Essie Justice Group’s Black Mama’s Bail Out Campaign and the Expertise of Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones”—an evaluation of the Black Mama Bailout campaign. The report explores how the annual campaign reunites Black mothers with their children and families while highlighting the often invisible labor and leadership of women impacted by incarceration.

NBWJI statement on police shooting and killing of Sonya Massey

Black LGBTQ+ women, girls, & gender-expansive people are disproportionately impacted by the criminal-legal system

NBWJI's Book Club spotlights books by Black women that highlight the real impact of incarceration on Black women & girls.

New study finds incarceration history prevents Black women from accessing healthcare

The consequences of “simple” police stops are anything but simple.

This Pride, we are reminded that Black LBTQ women & girls are at greater risk for victimization, criminalization, & punishment.

The impact of sexual violence on Black women cannot be overstated.

Gender-based violence—including domestic violence—impacts an astonishing number of Black women.

We adamantly disagree with the SCOTUS decision overturning Roe that effectively eliminates women’s & girls’ control over their own bodies.

NBWJI statement responding to Kansas City Police shooting of 26-year-old Black woman Leonna Hale

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month (DVAM). DVAM was launched 34 years ago as a way to raise awareness about the prevalence of...

Black women account for one-third of women serving life sentences and virtual life sentences in the U.S.

As we celebrate Pride this month, we must acknowledge its history—which is at least partially a story of police violence against Black women

NBWJI released the following statement responding to the report that the Rochester PD pepper-sprayed a Black mother with her child.

The National Black Women’s Justice Institute released the following statement on Anjanette Young, a Black woman in Chicago, who was...

On October 7, 2020, NBWJI hosted a call for collective healing and justice for Breonna Taylor and the many named and unnamed Black women...

NBWJI released this statement in response to the tragic deaths of Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and Ahmaud Arbery and the civil unrest sweep

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Black Women’s Justice Institute is calling for the release of women and girls from prison

The report calls for an expansion of messaging and responses to more explicitly center the experiences of Black women, girls, trans and gend