The Safer Prisons, Safer Communities campaign began in early 2024. The two founding organizations are One Voice United, which represents correctional officers, and FAMM, which represents incarcerated people and their families.

Driven by the dire conditions inside our nation's prisons, the campaign brings together seemingly unlikely allies to advocate for reforms that will improve the lives of corrections officers and incarcerated people alike, improve rehabilitation and reintegration opportunities, and enhance community safety. 

In February 2024, shortly after forming, the campaign participated in the Senate Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism’s hearing on ​“The Nation’s Correctional Staffing Crisis: Assessing the Toll on Correctional Officers and Incarcerated Persons.” 

Following this hearing, the campaign began to work at both the state and federal level to improve correctional conditions, transparency, and accountability.

The Safer Prisons, Safer Communities campaign actively supported the bipartisan Federal Prison Oversight Act, which overwhelmingly passed in the House and Senate and was signed into law by President Biden in July 2024. 

In October 2024, the campaign was officially launched.

One Voice United is dedicated to elevating the voices of correctional officers and staff in national conversations about corrections and the criminal justice system. By building bridges and bringing together a broad range of stakeholders, we are cultivating a unified approach to the policies, programs and narratives that define criminal justice reform. We are working to shift the conversation from one that perpetuates tension between incarcerated individuals, corrections staff and budget constraints to one that is centered on protecting the safety and interests of all who are impacted by the corrections system.

FAMM’s mission is to create a more fair and effective justice system that respects our American values of individual accountability and dignity while keeping our communities safe. We do this by making sure people are treated equally and sentenced proportional to their offense; eliminating disparities based on race and ethnicity; ensuring people are incarcerated close to their homes in order to maintain important family bonds; and advocating for correctional facilities that are safe and humane, provide appropriate medical care, and offer educational, vocational, and rehabilitative programming.

Safer Prisons, Safer Communities is supported by Arnold Ventures.