Woman II Woman: Advocating for Incarcerated Women

In this episode of The Shine Brightly Podcast, Heather speaks with Amie Ichikawa, the executive director of Woman II Woman. Amie founded this nonprofit to support incarcerated women who face harassment, assault, medical abuse, and neglect, often living in fear of retaliation if they stand up for their rights.

“We need your help to continue to advocate for them. We need help covering the costs of traveling to attend hearings, postage for mail outs and newsletters, taking days to drive to courthouses to file paperwork for resentencing petitions, filing writs, speaking at en banc hearings, spending hours on the phone fact checking, and finding and hiring defense teams for our sisters with the most severe cases. In those situations, we need to be able to support them by connecting them with the best possible legal representation we can find.”

To support Amie's campaign, visit https://www.givesendgo.com/LRFUND. For more information about Woman II Woman, visit https://www.womaniiwoman.org/.

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