Amend at UCSF

What Amend at UCSF does

Amend at UCSF is a public health and human rights program operating within the UCSF School of Medicine that addresses the health effects of mass incarceration on incarcerated people, correctional staff, and surrounding communities. It runs four core programs: the Prison Culture Change Initiative (multi-year immersive training drawing on Norwegian correctional best practices), Prison Healthcare System Improvement (technical assistance for aging and serious illness care), Health Policy Consulting and Analysis (legislative and policy support for prison healthcare reform), and Research and Evaluation (applied research grounded in social-ecological theory, human rights, and harm reduction frameworks). Two sub-initiatives — CalPROTECT, a COVID-19 transmission study with UC Berkeley, and the ARCH Network, an international research community on aging in criminal justice health — extend the program's research and convening footprint.

The program is led by Founder and Director Dr. Brie Williams, a physician with dual training in internal medicine, geriatrics, and palliative care, and includes corrections professionals trained through the Norwegian Correctional Service Staff Academy who serve as Amend Ambassadors and trainers for U.S. correctional staff. Underlying content includes peer-reviewed publications in JAMA, the American Journal of Public Health, and the Journal of General Internal Medicine, a public document library of reports and policy guidance, and a recurring training curriculum imported from Norwegian corrections practice.

Amend does not sell a commercial product. Revenue mechanics are grant funding and government contracts for correctional health consulting — most notably with the California Prison Health Care Receivership Corporation and California Correctional Health Care Services, plus the Oregon Department of Corrections ('The Oregon Way') and North Dakota Department of Corrections (solitary confinement reform). It functions as a research-and-consulting arm of UCSF rather than a commercial entity, with no equity funding, no disclosed revenue, and operating geographies concentrated in the United States.

Name

Amend at UCSF

Legal name

Amend at UCSF

Website

https://amend.us

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Amend at UCSF is a UCSF School of Medicine public health program that partners with U.S. state correctional systems on prison healthcare reform, culture change, and aging-related research. It delivers consulting, training, and policy analysis funded by grants and government contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Correctional Healthcare and Public Health Consulting

NAICS

Correctional Institutions (922140)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult Corrections (Prisons & Jails) (BPAIAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

Keywords

• Correctional healthcare consulting
• Prison culture change programs
• Criminal justice health research
• Correctional staff training
• Incarceration public health policy

Headquarters

HQ city

South San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: As a program at UCSF School of Medicine, Amend is funded through grants and institutional support from the University of California system and government contracts for correctional health consulting
2. Government Contracts: Contracted by California Prison Health Care Receivership Corporation (CPR) and California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) to conduct assessments, evaluations, and provide recommendations for healthcare quality improvement

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Amend at UCSF is a public health and human rights program that consults with state and federal correctional systems to transform prison culture and improve prison healthcare. It delivers multi-year training programs drawing on Norwegian correctional best practices, technical assistance focused on aging and serious illness care, policy analysis on healthcare-related legislation (including compassionate release and solitary confinement), and applied research that builds the evidence base for public health-oriented prison reform. The program operates as part of the UCSF School of Medicine and is funded through grants and government contracts.

Product overview

Amend at UCSF is a public health and human rights program organized as a collection of interconnected initiatives rather than a unified software product. The core programs include the Prison Culture Change Initiative (multi-year training drawing on Norwegian correctional best practices), Prison Healthcare System Improvement (technical assistance for aging and serious illness care), Health Policy Consulting and Analysis, and Research and Evaluation. Key sub-initiatives include CalPROTECT (COVID-19 transmission research with UC Berkeley and UCSF) and the ARCH Network (aging research in criminal justice health). The organization also produces publications, training materials, and policy recommendations for transforming U.S. prison systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prison Culture Change Initiative A multi-year immersive training and technical assistance program that draws on dignity-driven and public health-oriented correctional practices from Norway and elsewhere to inspire culture change in U.S. prisons, improving the health and well-being of people who live and work there.
• Prison Healthcare System Improvement Analysis and technical assistance focused on improving prison healthcare with a focus on aging and serious illness, including educational initiatives for correctional staff and system-level changes.
• Health Policy Consulting and Analysis Analysis of state and federal legislation and assistance with developing healthcare-related policies in U.S. prisons, including compassionate release programs and solitary confinement reform.
• Research and Evaluation Creating an evidence base for public health-focused prison culture change and improved healthcare in prisons through applied research using social-ecological theory, human rights, and harm reduction frameworks.
• CalPROTECT (California Prison Roadmap for Targeting Efforts to Address the Ecosystem of COVID Transmission) A multidisciplinary initiative including public health experts, clinicians, and scientists at Amend at UCSF, UC San Francisco, and UC Berkeley that collects information on COVID-19 transmission in CDCR/CCHCS facilities to optimize health and dignity of those who live and work in correctional facilities.
• ARCH Network (Aging Research In Criminal Justice Health) An international research community working to advance knowledge of the impact of aging and illness on people in the criminal justice system, facilitating networking, collaboration, pilot research funding, and bimonthly seminar series.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transformation of correctional culture through multi-year immersive training programs
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• University of California, San FranciscocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAmend is a formal program within the UCSF School of Medicine. The organization draws on expertise, educational initiatives, and quality-improvement practices throughout the university to guide improvements in prison health care systems.
• University of California, BerkeleycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCalPROTECT is a multidisciplinary initiative involving public health experts, clinicians, and scientists at both UCSF and UC Berkeley in behavior, environmental engineering, and economics to study COVID-19 transmission in correctional facilities.
• ARCH Network (Aging Research In Criminal Justice Health)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research community developed by Amend to advance knowledge of aging and illness impacts in criminal justice settings. Facilitates networking between academics and community-based organizations, offers pilot research funding, and organizes bimonthly seminars.
• Norwegian Correctional ServiceflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerUS-Norway exchange program bringing international best practices in public health to change culture in US prisons. Norwegian corrections professionals serve as Amend Ambassadors and trainers for US correctional staff.
• Oregon Department of CorrectionsflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to transform prison culture using 'The Oregon Way' model, improving correctional staff wellness and outcomes for adults in custody through dignity-driven and public health-oriented practices.
• California Prison Health Care Receivership Corporation (CPR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContracted in December 2017 to conduct independent assessment of California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) medical systems and processes with goals of assessing conformance to community standards and developing optimization recommendations.
• California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership to improve healthcare quality and oversight in California state prisons, including assessments of mortality review processes, medical bed utilization, and provider workforce recruitment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JustLeadershipUSA: Non-profit led by directly impacted people working to reduce the U.S. prison population and transform corrections culture. Comparable because it pursues decarceration and culture change inside correctional systems, mirroring Amend's movement-building and culture-change focus.
• The Osborne Association: Non-profit serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals through programming, advocacy, and direct services in New York. Comparable because it works inside correctional facilities on culture and rehabilitation programs, similar to Amend's Prison Culture Change Initiative.
• Impact Justice: Non-profit working to reduce the number of people in the justice system and improve conditions inside, with programs in corrections reform, reentry, and youth justice. Comparable because it partners with correctional agencies on culture and practice change, directly overlapping Amend's culture-change and policy consulting portfolio.
• The Sentencing Project: Research and advocacy organization focused on criminal justice reform, sentencing, and decarceration. Comparable because it conducts policy research and engages policymakers on correctional reform, overlapping Amend's policy consulting and research initiatives from an advocacy-driven angle.
• Prison Policy Initiative: Research and advocacy organization producing data-driven analysis of mass incarceration. Comparable because it advances decarceration and policy reform in U.S. prisons, similar to Amend's Research and Evaluation and policy advocacy work, though focused more on data/advocacy than direct technical assistance to corrections agencies.

Broad incumbents

• Vera Institute of Justice: Large, well-established criminal justice reform organization that partners with state and local governments on incarceration, policing, and reentry reform. Comparable as a peer because it similarly delivers research, technical assistance, and policy consulting to corrections systems, though across a much broader portfolio than Amend's prison-health focus.
• The Council of State Governments Justice Center: Non-profit, nonpartisan policy organization providing research, technical assistance, and policy guidance to state and local justice leaders. Comparable because it serves corrections agencies with reform-oriented consulting and training, overlapping Amend's government consulting channel but at significantly larger scale.
• Brennan Center for Justice: Non-partisan law and policy institute at NYU School of Law working on criminal justice, voting, and democracy issues. Comparable because it produces research and policy recommendations on incarceration and criminal justice reform that influence state corrections practice, paralleling Amend's policy and research work.
• National Institute of Corrections: Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Justice providing training, technical assistance, and policy guidance to state and local corrections agencies. Comparable because it is a primary federal provider of corrections training and culture-change resources, serving the same government customers as Amend.

Emerging players

• Center for Effective Public Policy: Non-profit providing training, technical assistance, and policy analysis to justice system stakeholders. Comparable because it delivers consulting and training to state agencies on criminal justice reform, partially overlapping Amend's training and policy consulting work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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