Defending the lives of the most vulnerable women and girls

Our Vision

Ending the gender-based violence to prison pipeline

We fight for the rights, dignity, safety, and freedom of women and girls. We are committed to building a just, equitable, and effective legal system – one that does not cause additional harm, trauma, and hardship to survivors of gender-based violence and their families. We work to ensure that no survivor is punished for defending her life and the lives of her children from violence and abuse.

Philadelphia Justice Project for Women & Girls

What We Do

Research and advocacy to support survivors of gender violence.

Expert Assistance

We collaborate with counsel to defend women and girls who are fighting unjust charges and wrongful convictions at trial, on appeal, and through the clemency process.

Advocacy

We engage in legal advocacy, policy advocacy, survivor-led advocacy, and strategic communications to combat gender violence and improve outcomes for survivors, their families, and the public.

Research

We evaluate the effectiveness of the legal system’s response to gender-based violence, including research on the criminalization of survivors.

Education

We provide educational programming and training sessions for attorneys, court officials, law enforcement, prosecutors, students, and advocates. We mentor for formerly incarcerated survivors who are pursuing academic and research careers.

Gender Violence to Prison Pipeline

The legal system fails to protect the most vulnerable women and girls from violence and abuse. In many cases, the system punishes victims for their efforts to survive. 

women & girls incarcerated in the U.S.
%
increase in the number of incarcerated women since 1980
%
of incarcerated women are survivors of gender-based violence
%
of girls in juvenile detention are survivors of gender-based violence 
GIVE US A HAND

Support us and change the course of a survivor’s life today!

Your tax-deductible gift is critical to our efforts to end gender violence and the criminalization of survivors.