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.

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.

Here’s how each love language shows up in our advocacy work, reimagined through the lens of solidarity, survival, and sex worker-centered support.

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time set aside to educate, honor survivors, and call for an end to sexual violence. But...

When we talk about mass incarceration in the United States, the conversation often centers around numbers—how many people are locked up,...

What happens when the law is wrong?

Finding common ground in a time of crisis Every year, around this time, the airwaves in whatever city is hosting the Super...

Survivors bring with them a unique set of survival skills honed through their lived experiences of exploitation and violence.

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

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

Mass incarceration is not merely a statistical issue; it is a profound human rights crisis, disproportionately impacting women

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

Women’s Healthcare Challenges in Prisons and Jails

The anti-trafficking movement has faced significant criticism over the years, and for good reason.

For over a decade, Sheriff Grady Judd has been "fighting sex trafficking" in Polk County—Florida's fourth largest county by area

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.