The Humanization Project is a U.S.-based nonprofit that amplifies the voices and life stories of people incarcerated to build public understanding and advance more humane treatment. Through writing and correspondence programs, research, creative events and public education, the organization seeks to reduce stigma, oppose inhumane practices (e.g., solitary confinement), and promote reentry and second‑chance policies.
Criminal justice reform, sentencing and decarceration initiatives, limits on solitary confinement, reentry and family‑support policies, public education campaigns to reduce stigma against people with convictions
Primarily individual donations and small philanthropic grants, supplemented by volunteer labor and event fundraising
Local ACLU (event sponsorship), Reentry Recovery Alliance, co‑founders Taj Mahon‑Haft and Gin Carter, justice‑impacted advocates and alumni contributors
Non-profit (501(c)(3))
