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Justice beyond Jails Campaign
Justice beyond Jails is a global campaign that calls attention to how much we rely on policing and incarceration to address gender-based violence (GBV). The campaign is grounded in sharing knowledge drawn from experiences of those who have experienced harm, and in highlighting strategies that support safety and justice – beyond jails. These approaches are based on care, community support, and feminist accountability.
Athena Network, The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) and International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific (IWRAW-AP) have joined Just Futures Collaborative as partners in the campaign.
This campaign is centered on our shared goal of ending GBV in all its forms. It invites all of us working to eliminate GBV, including activists, researchers, funders, policymakers, government officials, and others, to critically reflect on the limits of carceral legal systems and to highlight known pathways to justice beyond incarceration
Justice beyond Jails will run from 18 March to 18 September 2026.The campaign features interactive narratives, publications, webinars, collaborative learning spaces, a social media campaign and more. These will be introduced over the next few months. You can acces each of these below.
Interactive Storytelling Tool
Step inside stories drawn from real life. These interactive narratives put you in the shoes of people affected by gender-based violence — illuminating what they endure, how they move through the criminal legal system, and the impossible choices they face.
Explore here
Step inside stories drawn from real life. These interactive narratives put you in the shoes of people affected by gender-based violence — illuminating what they endure, how they move through the criminal legal system, and the impossible choices they face.
Explore here
Campaign Blog
Read reflections and analysis that look at the limits of carceral responses to GBV and highlight strategies that address root causes of violence.
Read the latest blog
Read reflections and analysis that look at the limits of carceral responses to GBV and highlight strategies that address root causes of violence.
Read the latest blog
Social Media Campaign
Follow #JusticebeyondJails to discover stories, reflections, and resources that challenge ideas equating incarceration with justice and highlight alternatives to carceral responses.
Find our social media assets and help share the campaign on your own platforms!
Follow #JusticebeyondJails to discover stories, reflections, and resources that challenge ideas equating incarceration with justice and highlight alternatives to carceral responses.
Find our social media assets and help share the campaign on your own platforms!
Knowledge Hub
Launching soon.
Join conversations with activists, researchers, and movement leaders exploring the limitations of carceral responses to gender based violence and reflecting on approaches grounded in accountability, care, and long term safety.
Our first webinar, Justice beyond Jails: The limits of carceral responses to gender based violence, takes place on 21 May 2026.
Learn more about out first Webinar