Changing the story means changing both hearts and policy.

Second Look Kentucky

We advocate for a Second Look process that allows courts or decision-makers to review extreme sentences after a meaningful period of incarceration. A strong review process should consider rehabilitation, age, trauma, family impact, institutional record, public safety, and whether a sentence still serves justice.

• Habitual offender sentence review
• IPV and childhood trauma consideration
• Elderly and long-term incarceration review
• Family impact and reentry readiness

Letters of Hope

Letters of Hope connects people on the outside with incarcerated people who need encouragement. A letter can remind someone that they are still seen, still loved by God, and still capable of becoming more than the worst day of their life.

• Community letter-writing tables
• Church and volunteer partnerships
• Encouragement for isolated people
• Future reentry and mentor connections

Prison Dignity

We speak out about prison conditions that strip people of dignity, including medical neglect, communication barriers, commissary inequality, retaliation concerns, and the daily burdens placed on families.

Storytelling

Through Substack, social media, public writing, and media outreach, Still Standing lifts up the human stories behind incarceration and challenges the public to see people fully.