The Need for a Trauma-Informed Approach to Female Incarceration
Given the growing number of female prisoners, our incarceration system needs to focus more on women’s needs.
Vivian Nixon
Vivian Nixon is the Executive Director of College & Community Fellowship, a New York based non-profit organization that helps formerly incarcerated women earn a higher education. She is also the Executive Director of the Education from the Inside Out Coalition, which is a non-partisan group that works to remove barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal justice system involvement. A formerly incarcerated woman who was also a participant of College & Community Fellowship, Ms. Nixon has drawn upon her experiences to improve the futures of individuals with criminal justice involvement.