In collaboration with the Fortune Society's David Rothenberg Center for Public Policy, CCF has organized the Education from the Inside Out Coalition to work on public policy issues impeding access to higher education for people in prisons and upon reentry.  Visit www.eiocoalition.org to learn more.

Melissa-Harris-Perry Interview Part 1

66,000 Incarcerated Women are Mothers to Minor Children.

Women are one of the fastest growing populations in the U.S. criminal justice system.

Only 13 states have outlawed shackling women in prison during  labor and childbirth.  Support the Birthing Behind Bars Campaign

Melissa Harris-Perry Interview Part 2

Manadatory sentences have disparate impact on women and children.  Join Families Against Mandatory Minimum's in the campaign to bring back judicial discretion.

Alternatives to incarceration and diversion programs provide better solutions.

VOA News recently did a video feature about CCF.  Click the image to watch.

Higher education is a high impact transformation process that leads to ong term security for women and their families

CCF participants recidivate at a far reduced rate when compared to other justice involved women in the U.S.  Fewer than 2% of CCF participants have returned to prison in 12 years as compared to 40% over three years nationally. However, CCF's primary concern has not been reducing recidivism, but improving the quality of life for women and their families.  The public saftey outcomes are simply a result of providing women with the education and supported they need while offering a vision for broader quality of life outcomes.