Transformative Justice Center of Monterey County

Engaging literature, and our own stories, to build bridges of empathy, insight, and healing between the incarcerated and the public. The Transformative Justice Center of Monterey County is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that houses Empathy in Action, an 8 week long, year-round program that meets once a week for 2 hours inside CTF Soledad prison. We bring in volunteers from the outside—community members, educators, healers—who sit in circles alongside those inside. Together, we share stories, build trust, and do the deep work of transformation. The Transformative Justice Center believes that everyone deserves a chance to be seen, heard, and understood regardless of background, race, class, socio-economic status, political or/and religious views. We know that most if not all people in prison come from painful, traumatic backgrounds, from victims to victimizers. Within every human being there exists the possibility to grow, to change, and to transform with the right tools and interventions.