Arizonans For Transparency
and Accountability in Corrections

John Fabricius works as a directly impacted advocate for criminal justice reform in Arizona and abroad. John is the lead author of “Truth in Corrections: Restoring Public Trust in the Arizona Department of Corrections”, a proposal and framework outlining a Citizen’s Advisory and Oversight Board. John worked closely with state lawmakers to craft oversight legislation that was proposed during the 2020 legislative session.

Charlene is a criminal justice reform advocate and volunteer for several local and national advocacy organizations. In 2019, Charlene worked as a stakeholder with AZ Senators, ACLU and other impacted family members on a bill, SB1617, to end the brutal use of solitary confinement. Charlene has taken the initiative to stand up for these people and their families and give a voice to those who oftentimes don’t feel they have a voice of their own.

Sue Braga has 22 years of experience in education and health related government affairs. She currently works as a directly impacted advocate for criminal justice reform in Arizona. During the 3 years she served in the Arizona Department of Corrections, Sue was able to use her time to analyze and journal the operational process of the Department of Corrections Perryville Women’s Complex.

Deborah North has 30+ years working in project management and quality engineering in such disparate fields as semiconductor electronics and organic and sustainable agriculture. In 2015, a family member was arrested and is currently incarcerated. Her experience with the criminal justice system in Arizona has ignited a passion for working for reform.

Hannah's educational background consists of studies in the areas of Sociology, Psychology, Counseling Psychology and Women's Studies. Hannah was impacted in her youth and into adulthood by many of the negative effects generated by the inadequacies within our criminal justice system. In addition to justice reform, Hannah's passion for advocacy extends to raising awareness in other areas involving our most vulnerable populations.

Alexandria is a marketing-sales professional and criminal justice reform volunteer for various organizations. She has 11 years of lived experience in the Arizona Criminal Justice system, with a collective 5 years in Arizona State. She is dedicated to ensuring current and future prison populations are treated with dignity and respect, while receiving real rehabilitation while incarcerated. Alexandria approaches reform with a realistic, data driven approach. Her passion lies in creating a better future by driving important and meaningful conversations with key criminal justice reform stakeholders and community members.

Leah Farrington was incarcerated in 2018 and returned home in 2019. Learning first hand the atrocities faced by those involved in the Criminal Justice System, Leah vowed to educate everyone she could about the myriad of issues within the system. Starting at her local community college she began her education and will graduate May 2021 with an Associates of Applied Science in Paralegal Studies. Moving on to ASU three days after graduating from Yavapai College she will begin pursuing a Bachelor Degree in Justice Studies. She is enrolled in the accelerated Master's Degree Program at ASU and has not chosen her Master Degree field just yet. Leah is a feminist and is a fierce voice for women's rights, this was highlighted during the 2021 Legislative Session when she was able to testify on behalf of incarcerated women in support of HB2261. Having personally experienced the Arizona Department of Corrections Rehabilitation and Reentry Leah feels passionate about the need for transparency and accountability to increase public safety while ensuring proper care for the incarcerated.

Hayley Worrell is a mother of two and a wife of a husband who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to 12 years in the Arizona Department of Corrections. After living through the trauma of watching her son and husband being taken from her because of the accusations that led to her husband’s conviction and the severance of her rights to their first son, Hayley decided to trade in her scrubs as a healthcare worker to pursue schooling to eventually become a criminal defense attorney to fight for her husband and others like him. Hayley graduated with her Associate of Applied Sciences in Paralegal Studies in May of 2021 and is currently enrolled in the bachelor’s program for justice studies and pre-law at Arizona State University. After writing two books about her families run in with the Justice System and a self-help book for prisoner’s wives and family members on navigating the new chapter of life that you live in, she decided to start focusing more on the efforts to help with prison reform after hearing countless stories of neglect happening to her husband and the many around him. Hayley feels passionate about aiding in the fight for Independent Oversight over The Department of Corrections so that incarcerated women and men will be treated decently as humans.