Most people think that when someone returns to the community, they’re free. But that’s not how supervision works.
Shá breaks it down. After a conviction, “supervision” means living in your community while being monitored by the government.
That can look like:
✔️ Mandatory check-ins
✔️ Drug testing
✔️ Surprise home visits
✔️ Curfews and travel restrictions
There are 5.5 million people in the justice system.
3.7 million are on probation and parole.
Supervision should help people move forward, not pull them back into prison. REFORM is working to change that. Join us. Become a REFORMer: 🔗in bio.
🚨 ACTION ALERT: Congress is considering the #SaferSupervisionAct, and your voice matters. Sign now (Link in bio)
Federal supervision was created to protect public safety and support successful reentry. But over time, it’s grown too large and unfocused — stretching probation officers thin, wasting taxpayer dollars, and pulling attention away from real threats to our safety.
The #SaferSupervisionAct restores supervision to its original mission:
✔ Focused on real public safety
✔ Rooted in accountability
✔ Designed to help people succeed
With bipartisan support from 100+ organizations nationwide, this is a real opportunity to fix a system that lost its way.
🔗 Congress is deciding now. Add your name. Link in bio.
🎉 Today marks 7 years of REFORM Alliance.
REFORM Alliance was founded by a group of leaders across sports, entertainment, and philanthropy with the goal of transforming a system that traps millions of people on supervision.
That reality became impossible to ignore when @meekmill was sentenced to 2–4 years in prison for popping a wheelie while on probation. No new crime, just a technical violation.
If it could happen to Meek, it could happen to anyone. And it does: every three minutes, someone is sent back to prison for a supervision violation.
But with your help, we fought back.
In the 7 years since REFORM Alliance was founded, we’ve passed 22 bipartisan laws across 12 states, creating real pathways for people to exit supervision and move toward work, stability, and well-being.
Thank you to the storytellers who shared their truth, the lawmakers who led, and the coalition partners and advocates who made these reforms possible.
And thank you to our board: @meekmill , @michaelrubin , Desiree Perez, Laura Arnold, @robertfredericksmith , Robert Kraft, @jayz , Clara Wu Tsai, @mikenovo , @michaelrapino , and @emilia_fazzalari .
👉 Join the movement for better supervision (Link in bio).
You can’t rebuild your life without a job. So why is it so hard to get one while on supervision?
People on supervision are three times more likely to be unemployed—not because they don't want to work, but because the doors are harder to open.
Employment is one of the strongest predictors of successful reentry, and increasing access to it has to be part of how we talk about real public safety.
That's why our Indiana State Organizer Maranda Williams has been showing up at job fairs and employment expos across Indiana to make those connections happen.
At the Starke County Job Fair and Regional Employment Expo in Terre Haute, Maranda connected people on supervision with employers ready to hire.
Thank you to our Indiana Secure Communities Coalition partners for making it possible.
👉 Dive deeper into the Starke County Job Fair 🔗 (Link in bio)
Know what’s wild? If you’re on supervision, you can be sent to prison for something as small as missing curfew.
Not for committing a new crime. Just breaking a rule.
Technical violations like a missed check-in or crossing county lines are one of the biggest drivers of incarceration.
At REFORM, we’re fighting for a system that rewards progress instead of punishing people for minor mistakes.
Join the movement (Link in bio).
Four years. Thousands of lives changed.
Through political party shifts, leadership changes, and even a veto—lawmakers, the VA Safety Coalition, and directly impacted Virginians stayed the course and got it done.
And that persistence has changed lives.
Because of HB 2038:
⭐️More than 6,000 Virginians have avoided jail for first-time technical violations
And now, with SB 136 / HB 149:
⭐️52,000 people on probation have a real chance to earn their way off probation by staying on track
Together, Virginia is working to build one of the smartest, most effective probation systems in the country.
Thanks to these bills:
✅ Individuals are empowered to earn their way off probation
✅ The Commonwealth benefits from a stronger workforce
✅ Probation officers can focus on higher-risk cases
✅ Public safety resources go where they matter most.
Grateful to everyone who helped make this bill a reality. This win belongs to all of you. @abigailspanberger@senatorchristiecraig , @wrenwilliams , @barbara_favola , @delegatecallsen , @speakerdonscott , @legalaidjusticecenter , @americansforprosperity , @thehumanizationproject , @survivors4justicereform_va , @virginiacorrections , @justicefwdva , @acluva , @nolefturnsinc , @rightoncrime , @rihd_va , @houseofdreamsreentry , @virginiajusticealliance , @uhurufoundationva
Read more about this win. Link in bio!
Years ago, Stanley Richards was incarcerated. Today he’s the NYC DOC Commissioner. He’s lived on both sides of the system, and he knows how it needs to change.
Join us. On June 17 hear from Stanley Richards, NYC’s first formerly incarcerated Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction as a featured guest of REFORM’s Speaker Series. Commissioner Richards will share what he’s learned from his experience in reentry, public service, and leading one of the country’s largest correctional facilities.
He brings decades of experience and has been an inspiring change-maker.
This is a rare conversation on leadership, accountability, and what it takes to build a more effective and humane system.
📍 Attend in-person at REFORM’s NYC Office or virtually
🗓 June 17, 12-1 PM EST
RSVP now (Link in bio)
At 18, Kimberly was a single mom stealing diapers and formula. Without supportive community resources that she could access, she struggled to meet her children’s basic needs. This landed Kimberly on probation, which ultimately meant spending more than twenty years trapped in the system.
What kept her on supervision? She was unable to pay off her fines and fees. That’s not justice, and that doesn’t make the public any safer.
Eventually, Kim Kardashian and Michael Rubin (TAGS) partnered with REFORM to help pay off supervision fines and fees for a group of mothers across the country, including Kimberly. Now, Kimberly is fully free from the system and finally able to enjoy life with her kids.
If you want to help us build a supervision system that supports mothers and families, sign up to join our movement today: link in bio.
This is how laws actually change. Not by chance. By people.
The REFORM Advocacy Institute (RAI) is where passion turns into action.
RAI is a growing network of directly impacted advocates, leaders, and organizers across the country who are learning how to push for smarter supervision and real second chances. From sharing their stories to organizing locally, RAI members are driving the movement forward in their states.
Why it matters: real reform doesn’t happen on its own. It takes informed, dedicated people showing up, speaking out, and pushing for change.
Not part of RAI? You can still be part of the movement.
Become a REFORMer (Link in bio).
This Mother’s Day, we’re thinking about the mothers navigating incarceration and supervision. These mothers are often separated from their children for years at a time, forced to parent through phone calls, emails, visitation rooms, and impossible distance.
We are honored to partner with @KimKardashian and Ladies of Hope Ministries (@thelohm ) to enable 50 incarcerated moms to spend this Mother's Day with their children.
They deserve better. We must do better.
Swipe to hear directly from these moms.
Mother’s Day is a day for celebrating the women who serve as the backbone of their families and communities.
Here at REFORM, we pay special tribute to the mothers who are navigating the supervision system while showing up every day to ensure the well-being of their kids.
These are mothers who keep going, even when the odds are stacked against them.
Today, we honor all mothers, and we recommit to building a system that sets them up to succeed.
“So many of these mothers have spent years away from their children and families, missing birthdays, holidays, and everyday moments most of us take for granted. I’m honored to partner with REFORM and LOHM to help reconnect these families so they can hold their children, laugh together, and simply be a family again.” —Kim Kardashian
This Mother’s Day @kimkardashian , @reform and @thelohm have partnered to ensure that 50 women in federal prisons across America will be reunited with their children for the day.
Read the full story: PEOPLE EXCLUSIVE 🔗 Link in bio.
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