

MEDIA
Since our inception, we have worked with formerly incarcerated residents to carry out critical participatory action research, community organizing, and policy advocacy to build community power, foster healing, and address issues impacting individuals in reentry. In addition to developing the leadership and accountability of those returning home from incarceration, we also work to improve their quality of life by reducing barriers to quality programs, economic dignity, housing, and family reunification. The work of the Safe Return Project not only transforms the lives of many individuals but has an impact on the culture of the broader community, as well as the national narrative around incarceration, reentry, and public safety.
CURRENT HEADLINES
RICHMONDSIDE
They were once convicted of felony charges. Now they help the recently incarcerated to heal. Can a trauma-focused approach in Richmond help break the recidivism cycle?
Safe Return team members Marvin Galdamez, Pedro Bernal, and Carlos Fernandez lead a trauma-informed, intergenerational support group called LAT&X. Through personal storytelling, mentorship, and systemic change, the Safe Return Project's programs provide healing for the formerly incarcerated and demonstrate an alternative vision for the future for at-risk youth.
July 25, 2025
MOVEMENT FOR A JUST WORLD
MASS LIBERATION
GOOD PEOPLE DOING GOOD THINGS
New video, curriculum, and report linking climate justice and mass liberation.