On July 2, 2025, a Manhattan federal jury delivered a split verdict: Sean “Diddy” Combs was acquitted of racketeering and sex trafficking, but convicted on two counts under the Mann Act—transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution. The public reaction was swift and polarized. Some called it justice served; others saw it as yet another reminder that wealth and fame insulate men from real accountability.

Education is more than a classroom, a test, or a diploma. For criminalized women, survivors, and sex workers, it’s a form of resistance. It’s a survival strategy. It’s a way to reclaim power in systems designed to keep us voiceless.

No mother should have to write a letter to her child from prison.

Community-led services and support for incarcerated women being released from prison are grounded in one radical belief: that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution. Rather than imposing top-down programs that often miss the mark, grassroots organizations across the country—many founded and led by formerly incarcerated women—offer holistic, peer-based support that centers dignity, autonomy, and lived experience.

The moment a woman is released from incarceration is supposed to mark a new beginning. But for many, especially those with untreated health conditions, trauma, or chronic illnesses, reentry is more like walking off a cliff with no net below.

For survivors of exploitation, and particularly with multiple intersecting issues like domestic violence,

Many trafficking victims in the United States are prosecuted alongside their traffickers and placed on sex offender registries.

Diversion programs are alternative justice programs designed to redirect individuals, particularly first-time or low-level offenders, away f

Probation and parole are both alternatives to incarceration, but they serve different purposes and occur at different stages in the criminal

Did you think being arrested is the most horrible thing you can experience? Well, being a defendant in a criminal case is equally horrible..