Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted People & Families

The numbers at this year’s convening were a reflection of the work still ahead. We showed up strong, and it’s time for the country to #CountUsIn. Big thanks to @MrJohnnyPerez for both speaking and capturing moments that will inspire us long after the event! 📸 #FICPFM2024

This year, FICPFM is switching things up. Instead of one national gathering, we’re hosting four regional convenings across the country! First stop: Chicago | July 17-19 Register today: bit.ly/FICPFM2026Chic…

Real change takes consistency. The FICPFM Power Circle is a community committed to sustaining directly impacted leadership and long-term change. Join the circle. ficpfm.org/donate/

Cinco de Mayo marks a victory against overwhelming odds. That same spirit lives on in communities organizing today against systems that continue to exclude and harm. Resistance is not history. It is ongoing. #CincoDeMayo #PeoplePower #FICPFM

Something big is coming. This week, we’re announcing the next chapter of how our movement gathers, builds, and grows across the country. Stay tuned. #FICPFM #RegionalConvening

On the last day of Women’s History Month, FICPFM honors Dolores Huerta for her leadership in workers' and immigrants' rights. We were proud to collaborate with her on Florida's Amendment 4 campaign. Read our full statement!

Today, the FICPFM team is taking a brief pause to hold space for the obstacles overcome and milestones surpassed in the fight for labor rights.

This Women’s History Month, we celebrate leaders in the #Q4DNetwork like Andrea James, Vonya Quarles, and Tabatha Trammell, who organize communities and shape policy. Their work exemplifies women building freedom. Support FICPFM to strengthen these efforts nationwide!

During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the leaders, the organizers, the caregivers, the truth-tellers. Women behind bars are part of our history. They are part of our present. And they are part of this movement. #WomensHistoryMonth #EndMassIncarceration #PoweringTheMovement

Mass incarceration didn’t end the Black freedom struggle. It reshaped it. Ending it is civil rights work. Black history is happening now. #FreeTheVote #EndMassIncarceration

Slavery was renamed. We’re still living with it. Across the South, prison labor is rooted in post-emancipation systems designed to preserve forced labor under new names.

Credit to the coalition work led by @thesentencingproject , alongside state advocates and system-impacted leaders including @mrsshebawilliams of Nolef Turns and the Right to Vote Coalition. 🎥 Video by Chandtisse McClaurin, Operations Manager at FICPFM

#BlackHistoryMonth is a commemoration, not just a moment. #FICPFM emerged from civil rights movements that secured freedoms many now take for granted. This month, we honor these victories and remain vigilant against ongoing threats. Black history thrives on action.

The Alabama Solution is Oscar-nominated. Incarcerated men who exposed brutal prison conditions were moved to Kilby Prison, facing solitary confinement. 📞 Call Kilby Correctional Facility: 334-215-6600 Demand humane treatment for these truth tellers.

System-Impacted people understand policy, community, and power in ways you can’t learn in a textbook. That’s why we lead, and we’re building a democracy that reflects us. Tap in with us. #ficpfm #powerthemovement

Mass incarceration isn’t just a criminal legal issue. It’s a democracy issue. When millions are blocked from voting but still counted for political power, representation breaks.

On MLK Day, #FICPFM honors Dr. King’s call for justice that includes everyone. Today, we reaffirm our commitment to defending families, dignity, and freedom against harmful systems. #MLKDay #JusticeForAll #DefendFamilies #DignityAndFreedom #CivilRights #EqualityMatters

Minnesota communities need transparency, restraint, and care—not fear. Our liberation is collective; responses must be unified. Image: NAACP #StateViolence #CommunityCare #TransparencyMatters #CollectiveLiberation #RestraintNotForce #EndFear #JusticeForAll

Movement family in Louisiana, tell a directly impacted woman you know to apply today! Education is access. #FreeTheVote

This year holds exciting momentum for formerly incarcerated leaders across the nation: deeper collaboration, stronger infrastructure, and more opportunities to lead from lived experience.

Happy holidays from FICPFM. Our offices will be closed and we will return January 5, 2026. We are grateful for our network and the directly impacted leaders moving this work forward every day. If you are able, consider making a year-end donation to support the movement.