Good morning, Red Umbrella fam. Hope your coffee is strong and your boundaries stronger, because this weekend delivered a full-course meal of carceral nonsense, QAnon fever dreams, ICE agents crashing into elementary school zones, and a grown man throwing himself a military parade for his birthday.

When people imagine what “freedom” looks like for trafficking survivors, they often picture a dramatic rescue or a courtroom triumph—handcuffs off, a predator jailed, a survivor walking into the sunlight.

There’s a version of feminism out there that wears a pussyhat, clutches her pearls, and still calls the manager when a sex worker speaks at a panel.

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.

There’s a shady hustle circulating again—and this time, ts showing up in strip clubs across the country

The Role of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Support for Women Transitioning from Prison

Gender-based violence (GBV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) are pervasive issues that disproportionately affect women

Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an approach to healthcare, social services, and corrections that recognizes the widespread impact of trauma an

Arrest and Incarceration using End Demand Initiative has long term intergenerational impacts that harm families.

Moncrief’s actions represent a troubling trend of exploitation within the bail bond industry. This case is a call for reform.

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..

The insightful question of “What Would Jesus Do” is more than a slogan or a bracelet ...

Society demonstrates the ways in which public identity and the politics of disgust are internalized and externalized through criminal...

10 Things to Know About What Happens AFTER Arrest We often speak about the importance of “Know Your Rights” when interacting with law...