Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Joins DC Forum on Ending Criminalization of Immigration
W e are thrilled to announce that Representative Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) will join the panel discussion at our free public forum, co-hosted by the Immigrant Defense Project, our 2019 beneficiary. [...]
Profile with Louis Perez, Los Lobos: April 16 at The Hamilton
According to Louie Perez, co-founder, songwriter, and guitarist for Los Lobos, "Mass incarceration, detention, and deportation are tearing people apart.” The legendary rock band will be performing at this [...]
IDP Feature
A mother screams for help as her son is dragged towards an unmarked car by men who refuse to identify themselves. A child goes to bed every night wondering if [...]
Indefensible: Immigrants Trapped by the Criminalization of the Immigration Process
JUSTICEAID IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE ticket are now on sale for our April 16th music benefit with Los Lobos in support of the Immigrant Defense Project (IDP). TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 2019, [...]
Announcing Our 2019 Theme and Save the Dates!
JusticeAid is thrilled to return this spring with Los Lobos, a concert in support of the Immigrant Defense Project, the beneficiary of our 2019 campaign: Indefensible: Immigrants Trapped by the Criminalization of [...]
Heartfelt Thanks: A Great Year!
This past year, we were able to raise over $220,000 for our 2018 beneficiaries Civil Rights Corps and Essie Justice Group in two sold-out concerts: one in Washington, DC and the other in New York, each with accompanying public [...]
Paine the Poet, “Poet of the People”
Paine The Poet was raised in Columbus, Ohio, and currently resides in Washington D.C. After serving an 8-year sentence within the Virginia Department of Corrections, he began to use [...]
Abena Koomson-Davis
Abena Koomsom-Davis is a performer, educator, and wordsmith. She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, where she earned a B.A. in Liberal Arts, and also of Teachers College, [...]
20th Century Debtors’ Prisons
A single mom laments her son's 20-month stay in a county jail. "He's just sitting there. No trial, no nothing," Another is driven to secure a loan at 150 [...]
Randall Horton
Letters from the Locked Away Randall Horton past honors include the Bea Gonzalez Poetry Award, a National Endowment [...]
