Based in Los Angeles, UPI works alongside communities around the country to build power, invest in local leadership, and innovate policy to create systems that keep people safe and counter the harms of policing and incarceration. We believe in a better way, where investments are made in people, not prisons.
To reimagine safety and justice, UPI is not simply reforming the broken systems that have oppressed and harmed our most vulnerable communities. We are at the forefront of building a new community-led safety and justice infrastructure rooted in care, dignity, and freedom. Innovation is built with community, not imposed on it. Lived experience and deep knowledge of local challenges are the foundation for impactful solutions that respond to the distinct needs of each neighborhood. Guided by our belief that everyone deserves peace, we are creating a model of safety and justice that works for all.
