We believe that people’s lived experience positions them as subject matter experts. Through leadership development and grassroots organizing, we train formerly incarcerated people to shift law, policy, and narrative away from mass incarceration and towards a more equitable and just society.

At Quest for Democracy, we facilitate direct access to State Legislators and provide close engagement with the democratic process for hundreds of community members, nonprofit organizations, and formerly incarcerated individuals. We speak to the devastating realities of the criminal legal system and challenge assumptions of incarceration and rehabilitation.

Q4D is a powerful platform for the movement of directly impacted individuals to build and lead the movement to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights, to reunify families and communities, and to provide relief to families and those on the inside.

With everyone's participation, our collective voice and call to action will undoubtedly make this the biggest and loudest Quest for Democracy ever!