Posts by Women's Prison Association
2024 Impact Report: WPA’s Mission and Accomplishments
Dear Reader, I am pleased to share the 2024 Impact Report for The Women’s Prison Association, highlighting our mission, our programs, and our successes. This was a year of positive change for WPA: we saw major headway in the completion of The Rise, our permanent residential facility for formerly incarcerated individuals in Brownsville, Brooklyn; we…
Read MoreMothers, Infants, and Imprisonment: A National Look at Prison Nurseries and Community-Based Alternatives
Published in May of 2009 by Women’s Prison Association & Home In this report, WPA highlights two different responses to women who give birth while under criminal justice supervision: prison nurseries and community-based residential parenting programs. We provide an overview of both types of programs, review the literature on the subject, and offer recommendations for…
Read MoreWomen’s Prison Association Appoints Meg Egan As New Chief Executive Officer
The Women’s Prison Association (WPA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Meg Egan as the new Chief Executive Officer starting Monday, September 9, 2024. Meg joins the organization from an esteemed career in the public safety sector, where she has been a visionary leader working on criminal legal system reform, with…
Read MoreBehind Our New Brand
In 1945, when WPA turned 100, World War II had been raging for six years. Aware of the profound moment they were in, our foremothers commemorated WPA’s Centennial modestly. That year, they wrote: “We have, as always, had a warm meal or a clean bed for the girl who needed it. Our services have been…
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