OUR team

Witness to Mass Incarceration is supported by a Board of Directors, staff members, and a cohort of talented interns. For more information about our internship and volunteer program, please visit our Interns & Volunteers Page.

founder and Executive Director

Evie Litwok

Evie Litwok (she/her) is a witness to mass incarceration. As the Founder and Executive Director of Witness to Mass Incarceration (Witness), her experiences with the judicial and correctional systems serve as the inspiration behind Witness’ mission, which operates to place formerly incarcerated women and LGBTQ+ people at the forefront of the movement to end mass incarceration, restore safety, dignity and respect in correctional facilities and reduce barriers to successful reentry.

Traveling to prison on the real Con Air, Litwok was incarcerated in two Federal Women’s prisons. Her unapologetic voice as not only an open lesbian, but also an advocate made her a target for irreparable consequences. While in prison she wrote an article that brought unwanted attention to the death of a fellow incarcerated woman due to lack of medical care. As a result, she was shackled and put into solitary confinement.