Top 30 Prison Reform Influencers in 2026

1. Adrienne Maree Brown

Bio writing/art/awe/resistance/transformation/memes/magic/love/earthing/biophilia. work/press @ link below (NO work dms) 💜 here to make you feel *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @adriennemareebrown Instagram Followers 445K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request 150 Prison Reform Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Cori Bush

Bio Mom, wife, pastor, and former nurse running to represent Missouri’s 1st District in Congress.St. Louis Strong. 💜 *****@coribush.org Instagram Handle @coribush Instagram Followers 443.2K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Patrisse Cullors

Bio Artist, Author, AbolitionistSubscribe to my newsletter ⬇️ *****@teampatrisse.com Instagram Handle @osopepatrisse Instagram Followers 308.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

4. Keidrain Brewster

Bio Motivational & TedX Speaker, Best Selling Author, Face of Prison Reform & Reentry Specialist. All services/ products here ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @bossmanbrewster Instagram Followers 285.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

5. Jessica Kent

Bio YouTuber ✨ Tiktoker 🐝TEDX Speaker 👏 Prison Reform / Mental Health Advocate 🤩 💚 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @jesken12 Instagram Followers 177K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Macro Gender Female youtube.com/channel/UC-lh.. + Follow Get Email Contact

6. Maxwell Alejandro Frost

Bio Congressman Representing Orlando, Fl. Organizer. Musician. personal account, follow @repmaxwellfrost for official updates 🤘🏾 *****@frostforcongress.com Instagram Handle @maxwellfrostfl Instagram Followers 163.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +9% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

7. Jason Flom

Bio ⚖️ Criminal justice reformer🎵 Music Executive 💪🏽 2x cancer survivor 🔊 Host @LavaforGood podcasts@WrongfulConviction #RighteousConvictions Instagram Handle @itsjasonflom Instagram Followers 140.4K Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

8. Scott Budnick

Bio Film Producer // The Hangover - Project X - War Dogs - Old School - Nonnas - Just Mercy// Justice Reformer // Positivity // Grateful // Blessed Instagram Handle @scottbudnick1 Instagram Followers 120.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

9. Larry Lawton

Bio 💎@crookeddiamondcigar 💎Prison Reform Advocate💎Author of Gangster Redemption💎Founder of Reality Check Program📍YouTube, Member Programs, Merch *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @reallarrylawton Instagram Followers 104.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Alice Marie Johnson

Bio White House Pardon Czar Grandmother Author -After LifeGranted Clemency by President @realDonaldTrump after 22 years in Prison *****@alicemariefree.com Instagram Handle @alicemariefree Instagram Followers 63.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Tiffany Cabaan

Bio Queer. Latina. Abolitionist. Council Member for NYC Council District 22 in Queens. @localprogressnetwork Board Member. *****@cabanforqueens.com Instagram Handle @tiffany_caban Instagram Followers 44.3K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Marci Marie

Bio Storyteller | Formerly Incarcerated Advocate | Represent Justice Ambassador | Champion for Justice-Impacted Women | Podcaster | Film Maker *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marcimarie114 Instagram Followers 40.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Helen Prejean

Bio My life's work is to end the death penalty. Dead Man Walking: Graphic Edition is in bookstores now! Take a look at my Linktree. *****@sisterhelen.org Instagram Handle @helenprejean Instagram Followers 35.6K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Scott Hechinger

Bio Public defender for nearly a decade. Founder & Director of Zealous. Working round the country w/ defenders, organizers, & communities to be heard. *****@zealo.us Instagram Handle @scotthechinger Instagram Followers 22.1K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

15. Kemba Smith

Bio #motheroftwo #internationalpublicspeaker#author #consultant #criminaljusticeadvocate #kembasmithfoundation#awardwinningexecutiveproducer *****@kembasmithfoundation.org Instagram Handle @kemba_smith Instagram Followers 21.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Ian Manuel.

Bio Author & Speaker at Penguin Random House, Activist, Poet, March ♈️Order my Memoir My Time Will Come Click the linkEmail *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ianmanuelofficial Instagram Followers 18.6K Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

17. Nicole Fleetwood

Bio Professor at @mccnyu. Author & curator of @marking_time_art. Lover of conviviality. @bookcritics #MacFellow Rep: @janklownesbit *****@rci.rutgers.edu Instagram Handle @nifleetwood Instagram Followers 10.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Konstantine Anthony

Bio Burbank City Council, #ActuallyAutistic, member of @sagaftra and @seiu2015 he/him *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @konstantineinca Instagram Followers 6.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

19. Alana Moor

Bio 🔐 Formerly Incarcerated🎤 2x Award Winning SpeakerI lost everything & now rebuilding in real time🎙️ "From Scratch" PodcastListen to the journey ⬇️ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @alanamoorspeaks Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +111% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Sarah Shourd

Bio Award-winning Narrative Change Leader. Somatic Coach trained in trauma transformation. 15 years reimagining justice outside prisons and jails. *****@sarahshourd.com Instagram Handle @sarahshourd Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

21. Susan Burton

Bio Founder, A New Way of Life Reentry Project. Advocate for alternatives to prison and harsh sentencing. Mother, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother. *****@anewwayoflife.org Instagram Handle @susanburtonla Instagram Followers 3K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Dr. Vartika Nanda

Bio AuthorPrison Reformer. Prof Head, Deptt of Journalism, LSR, DU.Founder, Tinka Tinka Prison. Introduced Prison Radios in Haryana, Dehradun and Agra. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @vartikananda Instagram Followers 1.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Piper Kerman

Bio #OITNB *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @piperkerman Instagram Followers 38.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Derecka Purnell

Bio i wanna be a love letter when i grow up | writer, organizer, lawyer, amateur design student + tennis evangelist | author, Becoming Abolitionists *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @dereckapurnell Instagram Followers 33K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

25. Creole Nola

Bio Prison Reform AdvocateWe don’t need more prisons. We need Community, Financial Literacy, Rehabilitation, Resources & Education. Instagram Handle @simplygilda Instagram Followers 27.9K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

26. Kelly Surette

Bio Author | Speaker | Advocate. Criminal justice professional on a mission to revolutionizerehabilitation within America’s criminal justice system. *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @kellymegansurette Instagram Followers 7.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Paige Norton

Bio NEW INSTAGRAM: @paigetheadvocate Instagram Handle @paigenortonadvocate Instagram Followers 7.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Amy Cando

Bio Founder of CAN-DO Foundation - Clemency for All Non-violent Drug Offenders; President of Harm Reduction Productions; Producer of 420-The Documentary Instagram Handle @candoclemency Instagram Followers 2.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact