The Survivors Justice Project fights for the decarceration of survivors of domestic violence.
The Survivors Justice Project (SJP) is a collective of activists, lawyers, social workers, students, and researchers—many of whom are survivors themselves—working for the decarceration of domestic violence survivors.
SJP was born out of the successful campaign to pass the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) led by the Coalition for Women Prisoners. Since 2020, with the explicit mission of ensuring robust implementation of the DVSJA, SJP has provided knowledge, data, tools, and resources aimed at assisting survivors of domestic violence by lessening the harms of the criminal legal system.
Our trainings help survivors, their advocates, service providers and lawyers understand, apply, and utilize the DVSJA.
SJP provides trainings related to understanding and using the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA) as well as working with survivors who have been arrested, prosecuted, and punished.
Screen Beyond Survival & Host a Panel Discussion.
This inspiring film tells the story of the DVSJA and honors the resilience of the currently and formerly incarcerated survivors who fought for it.
If survivors had been sentenced under the DVSJA originally, it would have avoided over 596 years of prison time.
So far, under the DVSJA’s resentencing provision, over 234 years of needless incarceration have been saved from survivors’ earliest possible release, and 20 potential life sentences have been eliminated.
The numbers tell a powerful story of the DVSJA’s impact and SJP’s work.
The DVSJA has helped many survivors, but data shows it has the potential to reach many more. Dig into the resentencing numbers on who has—and hasn't—been able to use the DVSJA, and other critical points.
SJP has conducted 64 training sessions for more than 3,000 individuals, responded to over 700 communications with people in jails and prisons, and offered technical assistance to dozens of attorneys and legal teams.
Support Our Work:
Help us realize the potential of the DVSJA for ALL
Your donation will support SJP’s work to fight for decarceration through the Domestic Violence Survivors Justice Act (DVSJA).
This will fund advocacy for and alongside survivors of abuse who are facing criminal prosecution or are currently/formerly incarcerated. Every donation strengthens our capacity to educate, support, advocate, and uplift.