Meet Our Collective Leadership Institute Cohort #8!

June 25, 2026

22 women from 13 different states + Mexico have joined the 8th cohort of our Collective Leadership Institute, gaining skills to support their work to end carceral punishment in their state. 

Meet Our Collective Leadership Institute Cohort #8! 22 women from 13 different states + Mexico have joined the 8th cohort of our Collective Leadership Institute, gaining skills to support their work to end carceral punishment in their state. 

The Collective Leadership Institute (CLI) is inspired by our radical hope to strengthen the leadership of formerly incarcerated and directly impacted women, and expand their capacity to contribute to the women’s justice movement to end mass incarceration.

CLI offers leadership development that includes: capacity building, legislative and advocacy tools, community organizing, and communication skills. We also include workshops on the history of different women’s movement, healing practices, and Participatory Action Research throughout the year.

Meet Our New Collective Leadership Institute Members! CLI Cohort #8. With headshots of 22 women and their names and states