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Morgan Leyenberger, Kaleem Nazeem, and Furonda Brasfield
andre' cummings and Connor Thompson
Ryan Davis at Barred II
Ryan Davis at Barred II
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Utilizing data, storytelling, artistic expression, and research, we educate Arkansans through public events that center the stories and experiences of individuals who are directly impacted by the criminal injustice system.

Education
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Utilizing data, storytelling, artistic expression, and research, we educate Arkansans through public events that center the stories and experiences of individuals who are directly impacted by the criminal injustice system.

Education
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decARcerate does grassroots organizing and advocacy work, mobilizing communities around issues we collectively care about. Through the work of our campaigns, we seek to create meaningful and systematic change.

Organizing Work
Kaleem on Bullhorn at No New Cages Protest

We maintain an ongoing commitment to identify and support criminal justice reform legislation. We imagine a world in which all people are treated with dignity, equity, and justice, and demand it from our elected officials. 

Public Policy
Arkansas Capitol Building

Our Court Watch program takes Arkansans into publicly accessible court rooms across the state to witness the harm of the carceral state, shine light on the injustices of the judicial system, and hold judges and prosecutors accountable. 

Court Watch
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We cannot do this work without your support. Use the links below to support our work and help build a more just and equitable Arkansas.

Join Us

Laura Nicks, Kaleem Nazeem, and Gem Jones

decARcerate is a nonprofit working to affirm human dignity by

confronting unjust systems. We envision a world where equity, healing, and reconciliation replace systems of punishment and oppression.

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