Faith in Indiana

People are lying on their backs on a brick plaza, knees up, feet on the ground. In the center of the photo stands a young Black boy in a white shirt. A Black man in a neat grey suit leans over, wrapping an arm around him as if to comfort him.

Strategy

Swords to Ploughshares: People of Faith Reinvent Public Safety (Part 2)

By

Judith Barish and Sandra Hinson

Grassroots base-building helped Faith in Indiana win police accountability reforms in Indianapolis after the 2020 murder of George Floyd.

People sitting in a large hall raising their hands. It's a casually dressed, mixed-race crowd.

Swords to Ploughshares: People of Faith Reinvent Public Safety (Part 1)

By

Judith Barish and Sandra Hinson

With a decade of organizing, Faith in Indiana turned that red state’s largest city towards a more preventive approach to crime.