Antoniese Gant

Background

About Antoniese Gant

Antoniese (Tony) Gant is the former Co-Executive Director for Nation Outside. Nation Outside is a Michigan based organization run and founded by formerly incarcerated people dedicated to criminal justice reform. He believes that directly impacted people should have the power to impact the political process so that their communities are safe and vibrant, with real opportunities and support for people who have been incarcerated. As a young man Mr. Gant was incarcerated within the Michigan Department of Corrections for 20 years from 1995 to 2015. Mr. Gant has organized successful campaigns around housing and employment for directly impacted people, along with working with currently incarcerated people around their experiences of Covid in prison with a focus on people serving long sentences and life. He is also currently working to improve jail voting in the state of Michigan. Mr. Gant is a 2021 Fellow with JustLeadership USA, he also sits on the Board of Directors for Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP), along with the leadership committee for the Voting Access for All Coalition (VAAC). He is also a father, author,(Midnight Whispers and business owner (T&T Lawn Care @Gantlawncare), and (TG Consulting - tgconsulting517@gmail.com). Mr. Gant is skilled in Microsoft Word, Legal Research, Microsoft Office, and Legal Writing. He attended Montcalm Community College, Jackson College, Lansing Community College and Michigan State University.