Our Mission and visionThe mission of The Remedy Project is to harness the power of student activism and the firsthand experiences of formerly incarcerated advocates to address one of the most urgent human rights crises of our time - the U.S. prison system.
From guard assault to solitary confinement to medical malpractice, the crisis within the United States prison system is well documented. Since the passage of the Prison Litigation Reform Act in 1996, the administrative remedy process, our namesake, has become the only legitimate way incarcerated people can seek accountability and relief for systemic neglect and abuse. However, despite legal mandate, the process is largely underused, rarely used effectively, and almost always met with reprisal rather than a reprieve.
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The Remedy Project’s operations are modeled after the experience and expertise that our co-founder, David, gained mastering the administrative remedy process during his 10-year incarceration in Federal Prison. David saw that the hindrance, suppression, and intimidation he faced when filing administrative remedies spoke directly to their power. He learned that combining well written and properly filed administrative remedies with public attention could leverage that power and force prison staff to get long-neglected people the care they needed.
When David left prison in 2018, he enrolled in an education program for returning citizens at Columbia University where he met Anna Sugrue, a student organizer and aspiring justice advocate. Through their friendship the idea for The Remedy Project was born - a non-profit organization, tool, and platform that combines the advocacy experience of David and other formerly incarcerated people like him with the passion, network, and institutional power of students to create an organization capable of challenging the abusive status quo in prisons today.
The Remedy Project seeks to harness the power of the Administrative Remedy process from the outside to defend people on the inside. Founded in 2020, we use a combination of administrative remedy advocacy and public advocacy to fight for a more just justice system and more just world. By building a powerful coalition between justice-involved advocates and college student advocates, The Remedy Project holds prison administrations accountable for abuse and neglect, demands a departure from the punitive nature of prison staff, combats injustice, and restores humanity to people caught in an inhumane system.
The Remedy Project currently works in Federal Prisons. We are seeking funding to expand and replicate in state prison systems across the country.
When David left prison in 2018, he enrolled in an education program for returning citizens at Columbia University where he met Anna Sugrue, a student organizer and aspiring justice advocate. Through their friendship the idea for The Remedy Project was born - a non-profit organization, tool, and platform that combines the advocacy experience of David and other formerly incarcerated people like him with the passion, network, and institutional power of students to create an organization capable of challenging the abusive status quo in prisons today.
The Remedy Project seeks to harness the power of the Administrative Remedy process from the outside to defend people on the inside. Founded in 2020, we use a combination of administrative remedy advocacy and public advocacy to fight for a more just justice system and more just world. By building a powerful coalition between justice-involved advocates and college student advocates, The Remedy Project holds prison administrations accountable for abuse and neglect, demands a departure from the punitive nature of prison staff, combats injustice, and restores humanity to people caught in an inhumane system.
The Remedy Project currently works in Federal Prisons. We are seeking funding to expand and replicate in state prison systems across the country.