Center for Women in Transition

NEW BLOG POST! "Free but Disenfranchised: Why We Still Don't Have Votes for (All) Women" is now up and running on our blog just in time for election day! Find out why more than 5 million American citizens won't be able to cast their vote in this election. ... "Just because we've committed a crime, doesn't mean we shouldn't be able to vote. I've paid my dues. I want to be a good citizen, and voting comes along with that." Many thanks to ACLU of Missouri, The Sentencing Project, Collateral Consequences Resource Center, and EXPO - EX-incarcerated People Organizing for all your work on this issue, and for sharing your knowledge.

Thank you to everyone for thinking of our agency when donating clothing. Because of the outpouring of generosity, we are limiting the types of items we can accept for the next few weeks. At the moment, we are only taking winter coats, hats, and/or gloves! Unfortunately, we are not able to pick up items, only doing drop offs.

Here are just some of the answers people who are incarcerated said would have helped them stay out of prison: - "Daycare vouchers" - "Grief counseling" - "Domestic Violence Class" - "Residential Substance Abuse Program"... - "Better paying jobs" - "Intervention not incarceration" We can do more, and we must do more, to implement evidence-driven alternatives to incarceration, reduce harm, and restore our communities.