Just Communities Arizona

JCA is an abolitionist organization that seeks to end the current punishment system and its emphasis on criminalization, surveillance, and mass incarceration.

• We envision a world in which prisons and jails are unnecessary.
• We build this new world by recognizing the inherent worth and dignity of all people, deeply resourcing people and communities, addressing social and public health problems, seeking accountability, healing harm and trauma, and building cohesive, interdependent relationships.
• We believe those directly impacted by the current punishment system are central to this discussion and must be leaders in the movement to end mass incarceration.
• We believe local communities know best how to create safety and wellbeing for themselves; they should have agency in decisions that impact their lives, and these efforts should be fully supported and funded.