{"id":13296,"date":"2022-03-02T09:10:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/blog\/?p=13296"},"modified":"2022-03-02T09:15:01","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T14:15:01","slug":"advocacytoolkit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prisonpolicy.org\/blog\/2022\/03\/02\/advocacytoolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"A new toolkit for advocates working to end mass incarceration"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nToday, we’re launching our new Advocacy Toolkit<\/a>, a collection of guides and training materials that advocates can use to strengthen their campaigns to end mass incarceration. The toolkit builds on lessons we’ve learned from our two decades of work to improve our criminal legal system. It provides skills-based guides on accessing public records<\/a>, securing<\/a> and organizing<\/a> data, crafting persuasive narratives<\/a>, and creating impactful visuals<\/a>. It also includes issue-based guides on protecting in-person visits<\/a> in prisons and jails, opposing jail expansion<\/a>, and ending prison gerrymandering<\/a>. We plan to add additional resources in the future.\n<\/p>\n

\nOur new advocacy department created this toolkit as part of our expanded effort to support the people and groups on the ground doing the hard work to end mass incarceration.\n<\/p>\n

\nWhile most advocacy departments organize campaigns, mobilize volunteers, and pressure decision-makers for change, ours is a bit different. We’re not looking to replicate the amazing work that thousands of people and hundreds of organizations are already doing to reform the criminal legal system. Instead, as a research organization known for using data visualizations and easy-to-understand narratives, our advocacy work aims to help these organizations leverage our expertise to strengthen their campaigns. That’s why our advocacy department will focus on:\n<\/p>\n