Mourning Our Losses

Mourning Our Losses is a national volunteer organization that memorializes those who have died while living or working behind bars during the COVID-19 pandemic and advocates for the release of incarcerated people across the U.S. We are a group of educators, organizers, advocates, and students — many of us formerly incarcerated — committed to the end of mass incarceration. We write, edit, and translate humanizing memorials of those who have passed; reach out to their loved ones both inside and outside of facilities to host their remembrances; maintain a comprehensive record of deaths behind bars; collaborate across the walls to feature writing and artwork by our currently incarcerated volunteers; and share our work in order to raise awareness and campaign for the release of our people. To learn more, visit We are fiscally sponsored by the Texas After Violence Project.