Home After Harm Graduation at Lancaster

Home After Harm is our 10-month, peer-led program in which formerly incarcerated facilitators return to maximum-security prisons to support participants as they examine the harm they have caused, deepen their accountability, navigate California’s complex parole process, and move toward a future grounded in healing.

Earlier this year, we held a powerful graduation for our third Home After Harm cohort on July 31, 2025, at California State Prison, Los Angeles County (Lancaster). The ceremony recognized 31 graduates and five peer mentors who spent 10 months engaging in deep reflection, accountability, and personal growth.

Loved ones, staff, community members, and supporters gathered to recognize everything the graduates accomplished. We are also grateful to Assemblymember Mia Bonta’s office for presenting the graduates with special legislative certificates and to MEND Collaborative for supporting the cohort by facilitating a Survivor Surrogate Dialogue with participants.

“This program helps provide gentle spiritual assistance down the journey of self-discovery. I've been on a spiritual journey now for about seven years, and it’s been an emotional rollercoaster, but at this stage it’s been an example of humanity, growth, transformation, as well as an opportunity to meet people who have already evolved, and they're out there now after doing the hard work and still having critical impact.”

— Home After Harm Graduate, 19 years served

Looking for more photos? Due to space limitations, we weren't able to include every photo from the graduation in this gallery. If you are a loved one of a graduate and would like access to the full photo collection, please contact comms@uncommonlaw.org.