Who We Are
The Women’s Community Justice Association (WCJA) is a non-profit dedicated to improving the lives of women and gender expansive New Yorkers affected by mass incarceration. Founded in 2018, WCJA is led by justice-impacted women and focuses on change through policy advocacy, community organizing and service. WCJA leads the #BEYONDrosies campaign and the Justice 4 Women Task Force.
Our Mission
is to fight for a safe, dignified and fair system for justice-impacted women and gender expansive New Yorkers.
Our Vision
is to disrupt and dismantle the unjust, racially charged systems that perpetuate trauma, violence, and harm to women and gender-expansive people, particularly in black and brown communities.
What We Do
#BEYONDrosies Campaign
#BEYONDrosies is a campaign led by WCJA advocating for the women & gender expansive people at the Rose M. Singer women’s jail on Rikers Island.
- Permanently close Rose M. Singer jail on Rikers before the city’s 2027 timeline.
- Reduce the Rosie’s population to under 100.
- Secure a Women’s Center for Justice–a standalone, centralized, humane facility for those who remain.
Justice 4 Women Task Force (J4WTF)
The Justice 4 Women Task Force (J4WTF) is a collective of justice-impacted advocates who strategize, organize, and mobilize to fight for women and gender-expansive people in New York jails and prisons and impacted communities.