Gina Clayton-Johnson is the Founder and Executive Director of Essie Justice Group, the nation’s leading advocacy organization of women with incarcerated loved ones. She is also a central architect of the BREATHE Act, the largest piece of federal legislation delivered to Congress by a social movement. Gina has spent over 15 years advocating for Black communities as an organizer, attorney, activist, and woman with an incarcerated loved one. As a public defense attorney, she specialized in representing low-income women facing eviction as the result of a family member’s criminal matter. Currently, Gina is navigating the loss of her Altadena home from the recent LA wildfires.