Acknowledgments

The findings and recommendations from the Women's Justice Commission are the products of its members, who graciously shared their time and expertise, and are grounded in the deep knowledge and expertise of many practitioners, researchers, advocates, and women with lived experience. The commissioners wish to express their thanks to the many experts who provided written and oral testimony to inform commission deliberations, including staff and participants from Brownsville Community Justice Center (Brooklyn, NY), Women in Recovery (Tulsa, OK), and Women's Justice Institute and the THRIVE Program at Cook County Jail (Chicago, IL). Stephanie Akhter directs the Women's Justice Commission. Cameryn Farrow produced this report, with support from Liza Bayless, Betsy Pearl, Stephanie Kennedy, Abby Walsh, and the Council on Criminal Justice team. The Commission is supported by the Ford Foundation, the George Kaiser Family Foundation, the Joan Ganz Cooney & Holly Peterson Fund, The J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation, the Ms. Foundation for Women, the Navigation Fund, the National Football League, The New York Women's Foundation, Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, and The Tow Foundation. The Commission also benefits from support from the Council's general operating contributors, including the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, The Just Trust, and Southern Company Foundation.