Our mission is safely expanding alternatives to incarceration while improving conditions for incarcerated people and correctional staff.

The Center for Justice and Human Dignity (CJHD) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is safely reducing incarceration while improving conditions for incarcerated people and correctional staff. We also work to promote successful reentry and reintegration. We promote values of human dignity and shared safety while being mindful of the needs of survivors, directly impacted people, and society at large. Alongside diverse partners, we collaborate with judges on alternative sentencing, correctional leaders on the conditions of confinement, and policymakers on early release strategies.