
Women's Prison Association (WPA)
@wpa_nyc
WPA empowers women to redefine their lives in the face of injustice and incarceration. Together, we forge pathways toward freedom, safety, and independence.
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http://www.wpaonline.org 09-11-2010 04:01:07
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“We must abandon the fool’s errand of tinkering with a system designed to tear families apart.” nymag.com/intelligencer/… via Intelligencer



â…” of women detained in local jails are women of color (via Vera Institute of Justice). Support #WPAFallsoiree to help provide community-based solutions that redirects women from the legal system. l8r.it/XMgG







cbsnews.com/newyork/news/a… We applaud Alvin Bragg for his decision. This is why WPA does what we do. We prioritize alternative to incarceration (ATI) programming for women because we believe women belong with their families, not behind bars.

nytimes.com/2022/11/22/nyr… WPA Board Member Joyce McMillan, who also serves as ED of Joyce McMillan, speaks out in a recent piece on ACS by The New York Times

We're in the The Appeal ! Check out our President/CEO Caryn York’s op-ed on the story of Tracy McCarter and our call to decriminalize survival: theappeal.org/tracy-mccarter…

We're in Womanly Magazine ! Check out WPA's President & CEO Caryn York's latest interview here: womanlymag.com/blog/2023/4/6/…

Today, Future Tense is launching Time, Online, a new package on how tech is changing prison as we know it. slate.com/tag/time-online