The National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2010 by a group of incarcerated mothers at the federal prison in Danbury, Connecticut. What began inside prison walls has grown into a national movement led by directly impacted women determined to end the incarceration of women and girls—once and for all.

We’ve Lived It

We know the harm caused by a system built to punish instead of heal. We know what it means to be separated from our children and communities. That’s why we’re building something different—systems rooted in care, opportunity, and dignity.

True Justice Means Community

True justice isn’t about prisons. It’s about people.
It’s about investing in housing, healthcare, education, and community support—the things that keep families together and help everyone thrive.

Building the Infrastructure for Change

Our work goes beyond advocacy. We’re creating the infrastructure for real, lasting change—pushing for policy reform, building community alternatives, and organizing across the country and around the world through our International Network, which challenges the systems that target women and girls.

A Movement Powered by Love and Courage

This movement is powered by love, courage, and community.
Change is possible—but it takes all of us.

Together, We’re FreeHer

We’re dismantling the structures of mass incarceration and replacing them with systems that uplift, heal, and empower.

Join us in building a future rooted in freedom, justice, and care.