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LionessJustice Impacted Womens Alliance Who We Are Meet the Team Angel Carroll Board Treasurer Read More Alexa Garza Board Secretary Read More Lori Mellinger Board President Read More Chris Sederburg Board Member Read More Jennifer Toon Executive Director Read More Mandi Zapata Director of Leadership Development Read More Marci Marie Ray Director of Community Engagement Read More Chanel Jones Director of Programs Read More Diane Thompson Director of Outreach Read More April Towery Administrative Assistant Read More Koretta Brown Lead Organizer HarrisFort Bend Counties Read More Destiny Villarreal Lead Organizer Bexar County Read More Demetras Toney Lead Organizer Dallas County Read More Donise Cherry Lead Organizer Tarrant County Read More Arianna Mellinger Lead Organizer GreggRuskSmith Counties Read More Amanda CassidyTrejo Lead Organizer Guadalupe County Read More Neyala Thomas Youth Justice Coordinator Read More Research and Articles The Compounding Effects of Disasters and Confinement on the Mental Health of Incarcerated Women In collaboration with Texas AM University the University of Houston and Lioness Justice Impacted Womens Alliance this study examines the overlooked impact of disasters on incarcerated women and genderexpansive people in Texas. The research particularly highlights how these crises disproportionately affect incarcerated women with disabilities Bound Knowledge The Impact of Book Bans on Incarcerated Women and LGBTQIA People in Texas This report created in collaboration with Lioness Justice Impacted Womens Alliance and the civil rights clinics at The University of Texas and Texas AM University examines how prison policies restrict access to books and this impacts incarcerated women and the LBGTQIA community. Incarcerated Members Published Work The published writings of our incarcerated members are a testament to resilience truth and resistance. Through storytelling they reclaim agency document lived experiences and build solidarity and ensure that the voices of those inside are heard valued and impossible to ignore.