National Black Women's Justice Institute

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We work to eliminate racial and gender disparities responsible for the
criminalization and extreme punishment of Black women, girls, and
gender-nonconforming people.

It is well documented that LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented across the entire criminal legal system from the point of a...
06/15/2026

It is well documented that LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented across the entire criminal legal system from the point of arrest, incarceration, through probation & parole.

The numbers are staggering, especially for LGBTQ+ people of color, including Black trans women and gender-expansive people who continue to have extraordinarily disproportionate contact with the criminal-legal system.

In the juvenile legal system, approximately 85% of LGBTQ are youth of color.

Among LBQ girls, there are 2 times as many Black girls in juvenile detention as there are in the general population.

41% of Black transgender and gender-expansive people have been arrested or held in a cell due to their gender identity/expression alone.

At the National Black Women’s Justice Institute we are committed to dismantling the systems that harm the Black LGBTQ+ community.

As we continue to celebrate , we encourage you to express your power and joy with pride.











As we celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community, it is important to acknowledge the outsized impact that the crimin...
06/08/2026

As we celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community, it is important to acknowledge the outsized impact that the criminal legal system has on Black LGBTQ+ people, particularly Black trans women.

Nearly 1 in 2 (47%) Black transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been incarcerated.

Black transgender women are incarcerated at 10 times the rate of the general American population.

Among youth, approximately 85% of LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system are youth of color.

We must continue advocating to dismantle pathways to criminalization and confinement for Black women, girls, trans & gender nonconforming people.
Learn more: https://www.nbwji.org/post/lgbtq-people-in-the-criminal-legal-system










Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 33rd birthday. She deserved to be with us today.We honor Breonna Taylor and the u...
06/05/2026

Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 33rd birthday.

She deserved to be with us today.

We honor Breonna Taylor and the unfortunate sisterhood of Black women, girls, & gender-expansive people who have been killed and harmed by police.

Breonna, you will not be forgotten, and no form of police violence against Black women & girls will be ignored or overlooked.

As we celebrate Pride month and the LGBTQ+ community, we recognize the outsized impact that many government systems—incl...
06/01/2026

As we celebrate Pride month and the LGBTQ+ community, we recognize the outsized impact that many government systems—including the child welfare, juvenile legal, and criminal legal systems—have had on Black LGBTQ+ women and girls.

At the National Black Women’s Justice Institute, we are standing in solidarity with you!










For the nearly 4 million Black women in the United States with disabilities, ableism heightens the risk and harm of invo...
05/22/2026

For the nearly 4 million Black women in the United States with disabilities, ableism heightens the risk and harm of involvement with the criminal legal system.

Ableism is a system of oppression, like racism or sexism, that assigns value to people based on how they measure up against a socially constructed standard of how the human brain and body are “supposed” to function and how people are “supposed” to look, move, communicate, and behave. The lens of ableism perceives differences caused by various neurological and physical conditions as deficiencies from a “standard model” human being and labels people with such conditions as disabled.

For Black women and girls, disability (or the appearance of it) is more likely to be weaponized to facilitate and justify arrest, confinement, and even death. Ableism thus functions as a critical mechanism in the criminalization of Black women, girls, and gender expansive people.

Read our latest article to learn more about how disabled Black women and girls are criminalized and harmed by law enforcement: https://www.nbwji.org/post/disabled-black-women-and-girls-are-criminalized-and-harmed-by-law-enforcement







Let’s talk about “Family Policing”.Family policing refers to systems like child welfare and child protective services th...
05/20/2026

Let’s talk about “Family Policing”.

Family policing refers to systems like child welfare and child protective services that monitor, regulate, and ultimately separate families.

These systems define what is considered “fit” or “unfit” parenting through subjective standards that don’t reflect or affirm Black culture and lived experiences.

What examples of “family policing” have you witnessed in your community? Let us know in the comments!









Want to stay connected to the latest news, stories, and reports about the criminalization of Black women and girls? Head...
05/15/2026

Want to stay connected to the latest news, stories, and reports about the criminalization of Black women and girls? Head to nbwji.org/contact to subscribe to our quarterly newsletter!




When children are placed in foster care, they are often exposed to conditions that increase their risk of poor outcomes ...
05/13/2026

When children are placed in foster care, they are often exposed to conditions that increase their risk of poor outcomes later in life—like physical and mental health challenges, homelessness, unemployment, and contact with the criminal legal system, including incarceration.

On any given day, more than 360,000 children are in foster care—and Black children are overrepresented among them.

Black girls make up 23% of girls in foster care, despite representing just 13% of the general population. This means the harms associated with foster care—including the risk of incarceration—disproportionately impact Black girls.

To better understand these outcomes, the National Black Women’s Justice Institute analyzed data from the National Youth in Transition Database, which tracks the experiences of youth aging out of foster care.
Our findings examine incarceration rates among girls up to age 21, broken down by race, ethnicity, and age—offering a clearer picture of how foster care can contribute to the criminalization of Black girls.

Head to nbwji.org/resources to download our fact sheet "Criminalization Risk and Incarceration Rates of Black Girls Aging Out of Foster Care".





Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas experiencing incarceration.We see you and we stand with you.To learn how to support ...
05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the mamas experiencing incarceration.

We see you and we stand with you.

To learn how to support Black mothers leaving incarceration visit nbwji.org/resources to check out our evaluation of Essie Justice Group’s Black Mama’s Bail Out campaign in California.“The Hidden Heart of Reentry: Lessons from Essie Justice Group’s Black Mama’s Bail Out Campaign and the Expertise of Women with Incarcerated Loved Ones”.





We are excited to uplift the National Bail Out’s 2026 Black Mama’s Bail Out Campaign. This Mother’s Day, across the nati...
05/08/2026

We are excited to uplift the National Bail Out’s 2026 Black Mama’s Bail Out Campaign. This Mother’s Day, across the nation, National Bail Out’s partners and comrades are organizing to by bringing them safely home to their families.

is an annual campaign by the National Bail Out that raises awareness of the human and financial costs of money bail and highlights its impact on Black mamas and caregivers. Every year since 2017, National Bail Out has coordinated tactical bail outs nationwide to free as many Black mamas and caregivers as possible so they may spend Mother’s Day with their families — where they belong.

Starting May 1 through May 10, help National Bail Out reach its fundraising goal of $500K to by donating to free a Black mama or caregiver who can’t afford their bail.

Give the gift of freedom to a Black mama or caregiver who can’t afford their bail by donating through the link in ’s bio or by visiting bit.ly/freeblackmamas2026.

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