Institute to End Mass Incarceration

We are thrilled to share that IEMI's executive director, Premal Dharia, has received the Krieger Champion of Liberty Award from the American Bar Association: https://lnkd.in/ecaB89tD. This honor reflects the depth of Premal's commitment to advancing justice for people ensnared in the criminal legal system – and to working toward making our country a place where all people can flourish.

We are thrilled that Inquest is a finalist for the National Magazine Awards!

Yesterday, we were proud to stand next to the Appalachian Rekindling Project & the Building Community Not Prisons coalition to cut ribbon on this land in Kentucky. Land slated for the construction of a new federal prison that will now be a place for an Indigenous, woman-led group to restore the strip-mined property through land rematriation practices—and to provide an alternative to the harms of incarceration. We're proud to have joined our community partners at the forefront of this effort and to be working toward a future without new prisons—a future in which we can all flourish. Read more:

Thank you so much to everyone who supported us on #GivingTuesday! Your support will go a long way and we are grateful.

The Institute to End Mass Incarceration is dedicated to helping end our system of mass incarceration. At any moment, there are nearly 2 million people in our country locked away from their families and communities. And there are millions more tethered to the system through probation and parole, experiencing criminal system debt, and being surveilled. This is not a system that helps people thrive. It’s not a system that delivers justice. And it is not a system that keeps us safe. In fact, it does the opposite. At IEMI, we are tackling this system in a few different but interwoven ways. We believe lawyers can help build real, durable power in communities by working in deep collaboration with organizers & coalitions. That’s how we approach our own lawyering and advocacy. For example, you can read more about a campaign to stop the construction of a new federal prison that we helped launch with incredible community partners as part of our Carceral Infrastructure project: https://lnkd.in/e8tjN5FX We believe that we can create a ripple effect of impact if we teach new lawyers this approach to lawyering, creating a new generation of lawyers who are doing things differently - in true partnership with communities, following the leadership of those most impacted, and understanding both the power and the limitations of the law. You can hear from our students about their experiences in our in-house clinic at Harvard Law School: https://lnkd.in/enJMZ7yr And finally, we believe in the power of ideas. We have incredible fellows who are pursuing cutting-edge work. We host convenings and events. We travel around the country sharing ideas based on our own work. And we publish Inquest, a free online magazine where contributors from across fields, experiences and perspectives come together to share reflections, insights and bold ideas about the path to ending mass incarceration: www.inquest.org IEMI is housed at Harvard Law School. But, like so many nonprofit organizations, we must raise our own funds for programmatic activities and administrative overhead. This year, IEMI is participating in #GivingTuesday on Tuesday, December 3. You can help us make an even greater impact with a donation to support our work. Together, we can truly tackle the roots of our devastating system of mass incarceration - and end its harms. https://lnkd.in/eMtUiGee