ADVANCING REAL CHANGE INC
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Mission Statement
The mission of Advancing Real Change, Inc. is to create a more just world by advancing empathy, dignity, and equity within and beyond the criminal legal system.
About This Cause
Our criminal legal system too often reduces individuals accused of crimes to their worst actions. Their redeeming qualities, the community that loves them, and the experiences that brought them into contact with the legal system are ignored, frequently resulting in extreme and inhumane sentences. Advancing Real Change, Inc., works towards a more just and humane criminal legal system by unearthing the life histories of people facing extreme sentences so that true, accurate, and detailed information about their lives can be shared with the judges, juries, and prosecutors who decide their fates. Advancing Real Change, Inc., provides direct services as members of defense teams to people facing extreme sentences and trains defenders throughout the country. We use our knowledge, grounded in practice and research, to instigate systemic change in partnership with experts, practitioners, and community members. Direct Mitigation Services: Our staff members serve as mitigation specialists on criminal defense teams for poor clients across the country. The evidence we unearth is shared with decision-makers, leading to more humane sentences based on a full understanding of our clients’ lives and allowing us to create re-entry plans that respond to a client’s true needs. Training and Education: ARC is a leading provider of training and support to a growing community of defense team members across the country. We do this through in-person and virtual training events, online resources, and consulting. We provide these services free of charge in order to ensure that every person facing the loss of their life or liberty has a skilled team of defenders advocating for them. Mitigation and system change: ARC is building a coalition of defenders and advocates who understand the value of mitigation and the way that developing and sharing true life histories fosters empathy and human dignity in the criminal legal system. Mitigation provides a path toward a deeper understanding, not only of individuals and their unique histories, but also of how our collective social systems fail and how these failures lead to harm. We are using what we learn to change the narrative around crime, minimize harm, and promote equity. We are committed to following the ABA Guidelines for Mitigation Function of Defense Team in Capital Cases and the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of Youth Guidelines for the representation of child clients. We work as part of teams in which all members are able to contribute as equals and share a commitment to providing high-quality services.