Gina Clayton-Johnson of the Essie Justice Group

Gina Clayton-Johnson, founder and executive director of the Essie Justice Group, an advocacy group for women with incarcerated loved ones, joins to discuss the unique hardships of women who shoulder the burden of America's epidemic of mass incarceration. The US has the highest incarceration rate in the world and the emotional, financial and political burden of this crisis falls upon women. The Essie Justice Group seeks to lesson that burden and harnesses the collective power of women to bring about change. FOLLOW ESSIE JUSTICE GROUP Essie Justice Group on Facebook Essie Justice Group on Twitter EPISODE SPONSOR This episode is brought to you by the Innovation for All Podcast. If you like the Electorette, you'll love their long-form interviews and conversations with thought leaders on the social impact of innovation. WANT MORE ELECTORETTE? Follow the Electorette on social media: Electorette Facebook Electorette Instagram Electorette Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices