WE BRING BEAUTY BEHIND BARS
& THE CONVERSATION BEYOND
Founded in 2023, Beauty Beyond Bars is the United States’ first and leading initiative empowering incarcerated people with beauty & hygiene. Since its inception, Beauty Beyond Bars has raised over $230,000 in in-kind donations & passed legislation to restore dignity behind bars.
Jessica Kent,
formerly incarcerated content creator
“we like makeup for the same reason that we showered. we wanted to feel HUMAN.”
Joyce Pequeno,
28 year-old incarcerated person in Wilsonville, Oregon
“It makes me feel good, like a real human being — not just a number.”
donation
Delivering beauty and hygiene to incarcerated folks across the United States.
conversation
Amplifying the voices of systems-impacted people.
legislation
Writing, lobbying, and passing bills that restore dignity behind bars.
what we’ve been up to
EST. OCTOBER 2023
~97,600
people impacted by our sponsored-legislation
$250,000 +
raised in in-kind donations
FEATURED
ALLURE MAGAZINE, GW TODAY, KPBS NEWS
8 states
reached by our partnerships with re-entry centers and correctional facilities across the nation
~12,000
systems-impacted people received donations from us
2 BILLs
PASSED IN CALIFORNIA
you donate. We Deliver.
Personal care products remain largely unavailable to people behind bars.
Help us change that.
