rooted in community.

built for Liberation.

13th Liberation Village was created to build pathways to healing, restoration, advocacy, and collective liberation for individuals, families, and communities impacted by systemic injustice.

Our Story

13th Liberation Village was born from

lived experience.

After being wrongfully incarcerated, founder Marsha experienced firsthand the challenges of navigating a system that often leaves individuals to fight for themselves.

While incarcerated, she dedicated herself to studying the law, researching her case, and advocating for her own freedom. Through that journey, she discovered not only the power of knowledge and self-advocacy, but also the urgent need for support, resources, and community for others facing similar circumstances.

What began as a personal fight for justice grew into a passion for helping others. Marsha recognized that too many individuals and families impacted by incarceration face barriers to opportunity, healing, and full participation in society. Determined to create pathways forward, she transformed her experience into a mission of service, advocacy, and empowerment.

Today, 13th Liberation Village continues that mission by supporting individuals and families impacted by incarceration through direct services, civic engagement, youth intervention, community healing, and systemic reform. We believe liberation is not only about freedom from incarceration—it is about restoring dignity, creating opportunity, and building communities where everyone can thrive.

THE START

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TODAY

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GROWING THE

MOVEMENT

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BUILDING

COMMUNITY

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THE MISSION

To provide comprehensive support to individuals and families impacted by incarceration through direct services, advocacy, youth intervention, civic empowerment, and systemic reform.

THE VISION

A future where mass incarceration is dismantled and all individuals, regardless of conviction history, have access to opportunity, dignity, and full civic participation.

Our Values

community before systems

We believe those closest to the problem are closest to the solution. The voices of impacted individuals guide our work.

Healing is collective

Lasting change happens through relationships, support, and shared responsibility.

liberation requires action

We move beyond awareness and work toward tangible change in policy, opportunity, and community power.

Our why

That exception clause helped create systems that continue to disproportionately impact marginalized communities today. 13th Liberation Village exists to challenge those systems while creating pathways to healing, restoration, and liberation for individuals, families, and communities.

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery

except as punishment for a crime.

our pillars

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Building pathways from incarceration to healing, opportunity, and belonging through community-centered support and restoration.

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Transforming lived experience into collective action through advocacy, civic engagement, and systemic change.

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meet our founder

MARSHA

Marsha King is the founder & CEO of 13th Liberation Village and a passionate advocate for justice, healing, and community empowerment. After experiencing wrongful incarceration, she dedicated herself to understanding the systems that impacted her life and transformed that knowledge into a mission to support others navigating similar challenges. Her lived experience continues to inspire the organization’s work to create pathways toward opportunity, dignity, and liberation.

co-CEO

andy

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Andy Broward is the Co-CEO of 13th Liberation Village and a justice-impacted leader dedicated to criminal justice reform, reentry advocacy, and community empowerment. After serving 15 years in prison, Andy has devoted his life to helping formerly incarcerated individuals successfully transition back into their communities. His lived experience fuels his work in post-conviction advocacy, voting rights restoration, reentry support, and policy reform. Through his leadership, he works to expand second chances, strengthen families, and create pathways to opportunity for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system.  

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featured book 📖

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First Day Out the Feds: Book One

Written by Marsha, First Day Out the Feds: Book One is a gritty urban fiction novel that follows Michelle, a woman rebuilding her life after five years in federal prison. On her first day of freedom, she meets Malik, a man carrying secrets of his own, only to discover that the sister she blamed for her incarceration is dead—and someone knows why. A compelling story of loyalty, betrayal, redemption, and survival, this is the first installment of a powerful trilogy.