Women Against Mass Incarceration Inc

What Women Against Mass Incarceration Inc does

Women Against Mass Incarceration Inc (WAMI) is a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 83-4496087) that supports and organizes justice-impacted women, girls, and families affected by incarceration or trauma. The organization is women-led and founder-led by Tiheba Bain, with a seven-person staff and a board that includes Susan Mason, Dieter Tejada, and Connecticut State Representative Robyn Porter. WAMI operates a portfolio of programs targeting distinct segments: Participatory Defense (CT's only youth peer court, based in Bridgeport), the Moving On curriculum for incarcerated and at-risk women, the Women Living with Violent Convictions national coalition, the CourtWatch CT program (the state's only formal court watching organization), Community Engagement services (re-entry job and housing support, annual school supply drives, and care packages, including 800 delivered to York Correctional Institute during COVID-19), and Sentence Commutation and Clemency assistance. The organization also co-developed two justice-focused web applications with Neota Logic — a Forced Labor Risk Detector and a Connecticut Public Defender Access Tool — that are hosted on Neota Logic's no-code platform and used to expand the reach of legal and trafficking-related self-help resources.

WAMI's business model is philanthropic rather than commercial. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, and the organization generates revenue through individual donations, foundation grants, and government grants. Funding sources include Borealis Philanthropy, Haymarket People's Fund, Peace Development Fund, Resist, Sparkplug Foundation, The Tow Foundation, Fairfield County's Community Foundation, Circle For Justice Innovations, and the 2021 American Rescue Plan Grant from the City of Bridgeport. Yale University students serve as volunteers in CourtWatch CT, and the organization distributes its work through regional direct service, signature events (the POWA Symposium and Decade of Excellence Gala), community events, and organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter). No revenue, ARR, or grant amounts are publicly disclosed.

WAMI's geographic footprint is primarily Connecticut (Bridgeport and the broader state), with the WLVC coalition providing a national advocacy surface. Strategic positioning is built on a near-monopoly in two specific Connecticut services (formal court watching and youth peer court), deep community ties with academic and grassroots partners, and a national coalition differentiation in the women-with-violent-convictions sub-segment. The organization is positioned as a small, mission-driven nonprofit rather than a venture-scale enterprise.

Name

Women Against Mass Incarceration Inc

Legal name

Women Against Mass Incarceration Inc

Website

https://wamict.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Women Against Mass Incarceration Inc (WAMI) is a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports justice-impacted women, girls, and families through programs including court watching, a youth peer court, re-entry services, and a national coalition for women with violent convictions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Criminal Justice Reform and Re-entry Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL), Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

Keywords

• Criminal justice reform
• Re-entry support services
• Court watching programs
• Youth peer court
• Restorative justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) registered nonprofit, WAMI relies on public donations to fund their operations and mission of supporting justice-impacted women and families.
2. Foundation and Grant Funding: WAMI receives funding from multiple philanthropic foundations and grant programs including Borealis Philanthropy, Haymarket People's Fund, Peace Development Fund, Resist, Sparkplug Foundation, and The Tow Foundation.
3. Government Grants: WAMI received the 2021 American Rescue Plan Grant as a Second Chance/Re-entry Agency from the City of Bridgeport.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

WAMI delivers free community-based programs and advocacy services for justice-impacted women, girls, and families in Connecticut, including a youth peer court (Participatory Defense), a curriculum-based program for incarcerated women (Moving On), court monitoring (CourtWatch CT), re-entry and mutual aid support, sentence commutation assistance, and a national coalition for women living with violent convictions. The organization also operates two justice-focused web applications (Forced Labor Risk Detector and Public Defender Access Tool) developed with Neota Logic to broaden access to legal and safety resources.

Product overview

Women Against Mass Incarceration (WAMI) is a non-profit organization that offers a portfolio of programs and web applications focused on supporting justice-impacted women, girls, and families. Its programs include Participatory Defense (youth peer court), Moving On (a curriculum for incarcerated women), the Women Living with Violent Convictions coalition, CourtWatch CT (court monitoring), Community Engagement (re-entry support), and Sentence Commutation/Clemency services. WAMI also developed justice-focused web applications including a Forced Labor Risk Detector and a Public Defender Access Tool, built in collaboration with Neota Logic. These offerings work together to fulfill WAMI's mission of educating, elevating, and empowering women and families affected by mass incarceration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Participatory Defense (Youth Court) A youth peer court program based in Bridgeport, CT, that serves as a restorative justice alternative to the traditional juvenile criminal legal system where teenagers act as judges, jurors, victim advocates, and attorneys to divert misdemeanor cases.
• Moving On A curriculum-based program for at-risk and incarcerated women that empowers participants to move forward from negative past experiences by strengthening their sense of self through learning skills for healthy relationships, emotional expression, and assertiveness.
• Women Living with Violent Convictions (WLVC) Coalition A WAMI-founded national coalition of women working for freedom, justice, and better futures, building networks, creating campaigns to make women living with violent convictions a protected class, and hosting speaker series.
• CourtWatch CT Connecticut's only formal court watching organization that monitors court proceedings, collects data, and holds court actors accountable to ending injustices targeting marginalized communities.
• Forced Labor Risk Detector A justice-focused web application that helps users identify signs of forced labor (labor trafficking or sex trafficking) in their situations and provides personalized guidance on how to respond.
• Public Defender Access Tool A web application for Connecticut residents that helps users learn about public defenders, determine eligibility for working with a public defender on their case, and receive guidance on how to work with one.
• Community Engagement

Quantifiable outcome

• Youth courts have been proven to reduce recidivism rates, increase community engagement, and make prominent restorative justice models.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Neota LogiccoreTechnology or IntegrationWAMI collaborated with Neota Logic to create multiple justice-focused web applications including a forced labor risk detector tool and a public defender access tool for Connecticut residents.
• Yale UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYale University students serve as active volunteers in WAMI's CourtWatch CT program, the only formal court watching organization in Connecticut.
• Center for Justice InnovationsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center for Justice Innovation advised WAMI's youth peer court model, which is based in Bridgeport, CT.
• Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight CommitteesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerWAMI met with the CT Juvenile Justice Policy and Oversight Committee regarding their youth peer court program, which has been advised by courts in New York.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JustLeadershipUSA: National nonprofit led by and for formerly incarcerated people, focused on decarceration and reentry leadership. Directly comparable in mission of empowering justice-impacted communities, with similar advocacy and coalition-building orientation.
• Center for Justice Innovation: Operates community courts and youth court programs across the U.S. and directly advised WAMI's youth peer court model. Strong overlap in restorative justice and diversion programming for justice-impacted populations.
• Cut50: National bipartisan initiative to reduce the U.S. incarcerated population by 50 percent. Shares WAMI's advocacy focus on reducing mass incarceration and supporting reentry, with comparable coalition-building work.
• National Justice Impact Alliance: Alliance co-directed by WAMI Treasurer Dieter Tejada. Directly comparable as a national network supporting justice-impacted individuals, with overlapping leadership and mission.
• FreeHer: National campaign focused on ending the incarceration of women and girls in the U.S. Directly comparable to WAMI's mission centering justice-impacted women and the WLVC coalition work.

Emerging players

• Pretrial Justice Institute: Nonprofit advancing pretrial reform to reduce unnecessary detention. Comparable in justice reform and reentry-adjacent work, with some overlap in advocacy on behalf of justice-impacted individuals.

Broad incumbents

• Vera Institute of Justice: Large, established criminal justice reform nonprofit working on incarceration, reentry, and policy reform. Comparable mission area of ending mass incarceration, with broader geographic reach and a wider research/policy portfolio than WAMI.
• Brennan Center for Justice: National policy and advocacy organization working on criminal justice reform, voting rights, and democracy. Comparable in the criminal justice policy and advocacy space, though WAMI is more service-delivery oriented.
• Equal Justice Initiative: National nonprofit focused on mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial justice. Shares WAMI's anti-mass-incarceration mission and operates the Legacy Museum and National Memorial for Peace and Justice.
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency: Long-standing national nonprofit focused on criminal justice reform, reentry support, and policy advocacy. Operates at a larger scale than WAMI but shares the reentry and justice-impacted population focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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