In 2020, founder Ella Bridge - mother, artist, activist - took action after learning of Joshua Williams. Josh, an 18-year-old with no prior arrests, received an eight-year sentence for a minor protest-driven act in Ferguson, Missouri, in reaction            to the killing of Michael Brown. Joshua is now turning 30 and has spent 11 years wrongfully incarcerated. His courage          and his willingness to advocate from the inside brought other inmates to Ella. From that single point of contact, R.A.W Justice Haven was ignited and has since grown into a disciplined, mission-driven movement.  

 

Ella has carried this mission with honor and unwavering conviction - sustaining it through her own hands, heart                and modest resources. Today the Haven is co-creative with incarcerated warriors building a coordinated network of legal counsel, human-rights advocates, and trauma-informed practitioners. Together, we are strengthening the Haven’s capacity  to heal: restoring spirit, dignity, preparing individuals for release, supporting families, and offering early intervention        and guidance for at-risk youth. This is how we break the cycles of mass incarceration-through care, healing, education, empowerment, and collective transformation.

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​​OUR JUSTICE HAVEN PROMISES FOCUSED CARE AND UNCOMPRIMISING ADVCOCAY 

For those with no one on the outside, we step in-providing essentials: connection, food, hygiene products, phone access,      stamps...acts that declare you are not forgotten.

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We take on a select number of wrongful-conviction cases to ensure focus, diligence, and uncompromising rigor-                 working alongside the incarcerated individual, their loved ones (if present) public defenders, and attorneys. 

Each case is meticulously assembled and advanced while legal representation is either pending or dragging on.

Currently the Justice Haven stands beside eleven wrongfully incarcerated men - assertively advancing 4 cases                        of those eleven for trial and release. Most of these men have little or no support on the outside.                                              We are committed to supporting them stay well and bringing the four home safely.

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Your investment frees people trapped in the system, strengthens our legal capacity, stabilizes operations, and expands    proven practices that heal, restore dignity, reduce recidivism, and strengthen communities -  fueling scalable justice        reform and directly advancing the work needed to end wrongful convictions and mass incarceration. 

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TOGETHER ~ We will continue to lift the Justice Haven to thrive ~ Supporting ALL TO RESTORE, RECLAIM,          RENEW and GET FREE. 
And yes, there will be laughter and joy along the way! ​​​​​
 

OUR WORK IS SUSTAINED THROUGH DONATIONS AND A SLIDING SCALE MODEL.            To support the Justice Haven flourishing, push here