Author Bios

DeAnna Hoskins is president and CEO of JustLeadershipUSA, the only national criminal justice nonprofit organization founded by and led by formerly incarcerated people.

Tracey A. Wilkinson is a pediatrician and researcher in Indiana.

Graham Finochio is an organizer who was formerly incarcerated at Deuel Vocational Institute in Tracy, California. Graham is part of Californians United for a Responsible Budget’s Prison Closure working …

Fiona McLeod is an intern at Earth Island Journal. She writes and reports on the intersection of environmental and social justice, with a focus on Indigenous-led efforts to protect …

Isaiah Poritz is a journalism intern at the Center for Responsive Politics's OpenSecrets. He is a senior at Emory University where he serves as the editor-in-chief of the student …

Danaka Katovich is a national co-director at CODEPINK. Danaka graduated from DePaul University with a bachelor’s degree in political science in November 2020. Since 2018, she has been working …

Patterson Deppen serves on the editorial board at E-International Relations where he is co-editor for student essays. A member of the Overseas Base Realignment and Closure Coalition, he recently …

CODEPINK’s Peace Collective is made up of people under the age of 30 who come together for anti-imperialist/antiwar education in the form of book clubs and discussions. Collective members …

Jonathan Wall is currently being housed in a supermax prison in Baltimore for selling weed.

Jessica Zagory, M.D., is a pediatric surgeon at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center and Children’s Hospital New Orleans.