Alyssa Knight

Alyssa Knight is cofounder and current director of the Freedom Education Project Puget Sound. While incarcerated, she helped build the college program and has continued to be an active participant as a student, alum, guest lecturer, and now administrator. After release, she went on to graduate with a degree in gender studies from the University of Washington and has worked hard with state organizations and the Disability Rights of Washington to enact new laws and policies that protect incarcerated trans and gender non-conforming people while ensuring that they can access quality, gender-affirming care. In the face of an ever-changing political landscape, she continues to advocate for equitable access to social capital-building opportunities for all students caught in the carceral system.