Resources
Information about incarceration
Who Pays? The True Cost of Incarceration (2015) https://forwardtogether.org/tools/who-pays/
We Can’t Afford It: Mass Incarceration and the Family Tax (2025) https://www.wecantaffordit.us/pdf/We%20Can%27t%20Afford%20It%20Report%20-%20FWD.us.pdf
Mass Incarceration: The Whole Pie 2025 https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/pie2025.html
Solutions:
Montana Budget and Policy Center. Effective Policies to Support Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System. https://www.montanabudget.org/post/effective-policies-to-support-women-involved-in-the-criminal-legal-system
A Message from the Future: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2m8YACFJlMg
Resources for impacted people:
Welcome Back: group that helps returning citizens face the barriers of re-entry https://www.wecantaffordit.us/pdf/We%20Can%27t%20Afford%20It%20Report%20-%20FWD.us.pdf
Disability Rights Montana Services: https://disabilityrightsmt.org/services/
ACLU of MT intake form for legal assistance: https://intake.aclumontana.org/
Restore your Vote: I have a felony conviction. Can I vote? https://campaignlegal.org/restoreyourvote