User:Andrea C. James/sandbox

Born	September 28, 1969 (age 51) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.[1] Alma mater	Smith College Occupation Writerauthormemoirist Notable work Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison Spouse(s)	Larry Smith ​(m. 2006)​ Website	piperkerman.com www.thepipebomb.com

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Biography
Andrea James, JD, is the Founder and Executive Director of The National Council For Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women and Girls, Founder of Families for Justice as Healing, author of Upper Bunkies Unite: And Other Thoughts on the Politics of Mass Incarceration, a 2015 Soros Justice Fellow, and recipient of the 2016 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights award.

As a former criminal defense attorney and a formerly incarcerated woman, Andrea shares her personal and professional experiences to raise awareness of the effect of incarceration of women on themselves, their children, and communities. Her work is focused on ending incarceration of women and girls and contributing to the shift from a criminal legal system focused on police and prisons, to a system led by directly affected people from within their communities and based on individual and community accountability.

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Selected publications
Books


 * James, Andrea (2013). Upper Bunkies Unite: And Other Thoughts On the Politics of Mass Incarceration. Boston: Goode Book Press. ISBN-10: 0988759306 and ISBN-13: 978-0988759305.

Writing


 * James, Andrea (March 16, 2021). "Women and girls must be at the center of reimagining safety". The Washington Post (Opinions column).


 * James, Andrea (February 25, 2019). "Ending the Incarceration of Women and Girls". The Yale Law Journal.


 * James, Andrea (March 5, 2019). "Who Really Has Access to a Living Wage" Ms. Magazine (Justice & Law).


 * James, Andrea (Sept 22, 2017). "2 Years In Prison Inspired Me to Fight for Justice Reform" Time (MOTTO).


 * James, Andrea (May 1, 2014). "To the Thousands of Mothers Spending Mothers Day in Prisons Thanks to the War on Drugs". HuffPost.

Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions

 * The Committee for Public Counsel Services Thurgood Marshall Award - 2020
 * Mothers in Charge Women for Peace Award - 2020 and 2014
 * Senator Brian A. Benjamin Certificate of Appreciation - 2019
 * Justice Roundtable Certificate of Excellence - 2018
 * The Church of Scientology National Affairs Office Humanitarian Award - 2017
 * Beauty After the Bars Elevation Community Achievement Award - 2017
 * Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award - 2016
 * The Open Society Foundations - Soros Justice Fellowship - 2015
 * Just Leadership USA - Leading with Conviction Award - 2015
 * Prison Birth Project Resiliency Award - 2015
 * Citizen's Against Recidivism Inc. Julio Medina Freedom Fighters Award Award Inc. - 2013