WHO WE ARE
Justice education project
The Justice Education Project is the very first international youth-led and youth-focused criminal justice nonprofit started in the United States, with over 254 members today. Our mission is to empower Generation Z to advocate against the unjust policies and inequities in the criminal justice system. We provide resources, activism tools, and opportunities to directly help current and formerly incarcerated people (especially women and children).
We aim to break down societal apathy surrounding the incarcerated population by bringing youth proximate to incarcerated people.
OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Hosted a book promotional event at Jersey City City Hall |  Establishing over 19+ local chapters across the world and fundraising gender equality programs |  Partnered with HerDrive in the summer of 2021 to donate over 20,000+ menstrual hygiene products to incarcerated women in 11+ states |  Joined Global Youth Action Coalition: Coalition of other youth organizations for social advocacy |
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 25+ webinars: including with Senator Jason Pizzo, Manhattan Supreme Court, ACLU, Innocence Project, and more! |  Researched over 100 topics with over 300K+ reached. Moreover, we have 1.4K followers on Instagram and 7000+ followers on Tiktok. |  $1.5K raised for KIND, to support deported and detained immigrant children |  Created many toolkits about topics ranging from the Clean Slate Campaign to Transformative Justice |
OUR STORY
Across the United States, millions of youth are demanding change, condemning the long-existing systemic inequalities faced by marginalized communities and mobilizing support to further educate themselves and others. The power of youth activism has been evident in all movements, from the 1960s Civil Rights movement to the 21st century Black Lives Matter movement.
Thus, it is crucial for us to become the trailblazers of the criminal justice reform movement, harnessing this power.
In February of 2019, a MyVoice poll concluded that 56% of youth ages 14-24 knew little to nothing about the justice system. Socially active students still find difficulty in learning about the prison industrial complex and abolitionist stances due to complex legal jargon. This stems from the fact that there are many criminal justice books targeted towards those involved in academia, but very few aimed towards introductory activists who need a foundational understanding to jumpstart their work in this field.
Given that our generation will hold future positions of power, it is imperative that they are empowered with the education that is needed to create significant change. We hope to engage this generation with a passion for criminal justice reform by empowering them with the information and sharing lived experiences of incarcerated people.
