Would you miss your son’s sixteenth birthday? For my friend Iris this was almost his reality…click to hear more.
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Justice is about making people whole again, and the system of mass incarceration does exactly the opposite by not just failing to give people what they need, but actually forcing those most in need to suffer historically egregious human rights abuses every single day countless times in every city in our country. We can do better.” - Drew Willey, CEO of Restoring Justice
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Hello! My name is Shelby Boyer and this summer I am a legal intern at Restoring Justice, a non-profit organization in Houston providing holistic representation and focused on ending mass incarceration. I want you to know why this is important to me, explained below, and that I will be asking you to donate to support my work.
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Ask anyone who knows Willie Rae Fleming on a personal level, and they’d speak to how honorable and full of integrity he is.
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This moment is historic for many reasons. Newly confirmed Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson from Washington, D.C., has just been confirmed the 116th justice of the high court. This appointment will make her the first African American woman to serve in the 233 years of Supreme Court history.
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On this day six years ago, Restoring Justice took its first steps toward a vision of serving those who cannot afford legal representation. Everyday we see the echoes of Dr. King's meditations on racial injustice, professed nearly 50 years ago: the limitations of the legal system, the need for expansive anti-poverty programs, the urgency of demanding freedom. Dr. King left behind an unfulfilled blueprint for greater equality and justice in America, and we consider his pointed directives an ever-present north star of our work.
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For Carol, policing is where the problems of the criminal legal system start. She recounts one night a police officer approached her as she was sleeping in her car. "I get better treatment when I do not reveal my housing situation versus revealing that I am homeless."
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Hear Brianna Argueta’s experience with our aid against the injustices of Operation Lone Star:
From Houston we traveled to Dilley, TX to conduct client visits and quickly realized that the processes and rights due to our clients were merely an afterthought for the state - the prosecution, language interpretation, jail coordination, and basic record keeping were in disarray. We were among the first group of defense attorneys to see clients in-person. Some of our clients were arrested in early August, others in early September.
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Talking to our client Micheal is like talking to an old friend. He frequently smiles, even as he talks about the difficult conditions while inside Harris County Jail. During our most recent visit, Micheal spoke of his daily struggles, how he stays positive, and what he’s learned about himself throughout this experience.
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Former RJ client Jessica describes her path from a teen performing at talent shows in juvenile detention to her growth as an artist in the present. Check out Jessica's music and story!
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You may have noticed that as part of our five year anniversary celebration, we've been reflecting on the past. Five years is both a milestone and a mere blink in time, but we aren't any less ambitious because of it! Typically buried under lists of clients and volunteers to call or court motions, some of the RJ folks shared their vision for the future.
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Nearly half of the men in state or federal prison have at least one minor child, according to a U.S. Department of Justice survey. So we took some time to talk to Jason*: a father and creative who writes music, tells stories. We asked our client to share some of his thoughts on fatherhood and on becoming a parent to his now three year-old son while incarcerated.
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