Deborah Jiang Stein

Deborah Jiang-Stein is a national speaker, activist, and Founder/CEO of unPrison Project a nonprofit dedicated to reducing the mass incarceration of women by working to empower and inspire women and girls with mentoring, hope, and life skills for success after prison. She also works to foster public will toward policy shifts by advocating for resources that champion support for people in need of food, housing, and job security. Deborah is author of the memoir, PRISON BABY, and serves on the Board of Minnesota Opera.

"Thank you for emerging the kind and whole person your words make clear you are."
—Gloria Steinem

"A powerful story.” —Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black

“…offers hope to the possibility of personal transformation for anyone.”
—Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking and Pulitzer Prize nominee

Follow Deborah on Twitter @deborahdash.