Ignite Justice

We work towards impacting change within the American Prison System, community education and ending the School to Prison Pipeline.

About us

Helping the men, women, and children impacted by incarceration, never doubt that they are Valuable & Powerful

Ignite Justice is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Our mission is to foster community awareness and engagement to overcome the issues facing the justice system, incarcerated people, families, and the community, through education, support, and advocacy.

Prison oversight

Individuals who are incarcerated are pushed into the dark corners of our society and forgotten. Many states in the country have a Department of Corrections that operates with little to no outside oversight. Our goal is to develop civilian oversight outside of the Department of Corrections.

HUmane treatment of incarcerated indivduals

The humane treatment of incarcerated individuals is a vital part of a functioning justice system. We believe that incarcerated individuals, no matter their crime, deserve to be treated with respect and dignity. By treating incarcerated individuals with respect and understanding, we can create an environment of rehabilitation and healing. The United Nations adopted the Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners and the Nelson Mandela rules. We firmly believe that these standards need to be codified in the United States. We are working to draft and introduce legislation to guarantee the humane treatment of incarcerated individuals.

Spark of Hope Youth Initiative

Spark of Hope Youth "Harnessing Our Positive Energy (HOPE) is a youth program for children and teens who have an incarcerated family member.

Come join us

We seek to ignite bold changes within our justice system. Families impacted by incarceration need you to help create that spark.

Events

We organize community events to foster community awareness.

Help us raise money to support our various programs, including community education events, Spark of Hope Youth Initiative, legislative education, and serving incarcerated individuals and their families.

Calls to Action

End Legalized Slavery

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -U.S Constitution, Amendment 13 Section 1.

Prison labor has been a part of the U.S. economy since the late 19th century. Today it is a multi-billion-dollar industry with incarcerated people doing everything from building office furniture, making military equipment, fighting fires, staffing call centers, and doing 3D modeling.

The prison industrial complex (PIC) is a term we use to describe the overlapping interests of government and industry that use surveillance, policing, and imprisonment as solutions to economic, social, and political problems.

Over 4,100 corporations profit from mass incarceration in the United States.

We are working to end this practice in Virginia, and need your support.

Want to make a difference?

Help us raise money for our social justice causes