Alliance of Families for Justice

The mission of the Alliance of Families for Justice is to support, empower, and mobilize families with currently and formerly incarcerated loved ones so they can marshal their collective power to create systemic change.

At AFJ, wives, husbands, mothers, grandfathers, daughters, aunties, uncles, and sons find comfort and an empathetic ear. The community is like an oasis for them. It is a place where they can share their pain without judgment and shed the shame they have harbored. They no longer have to hide or pretend that the person they love isn’t in prison. Our vision is a politically and personally empowered community of united families who have healed from the trauma they have endured, and transformed their pain into power. By providing families the support they need to heal, AFJ tills the fertile soil where the seeds of hope and rejuvenation can sprout. In this way, the receptivity for empowerment is created, nurtured and optimized. Once they are empowered, family