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 and 2021 legislative sessions.

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.

Jessica is an IT professional and passionate advocate for criminal justice reform. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Sociology, a Master's Degree in Criminal Justice, and a Paralegal diploma. Jessica worked for six years in public defense as a capital mitigation specialist helping save her clients from the death penalty before experiencing the other side of Arizona's criminal justice system when she was sent to prison herself. While imprisoned, she witnessed first hand the substandard medical care provided to the incarcerated. Jessica strongly believes that no prison sentence should ever be a death sentence. Now with more than eight years of lived experience, she is even more determined to help bring transparency and accountability to the current system and to give a voice to the tens of thousands of human beings living within the Arizona Department of Corrections who have been silenced for far too long.

Shirin grew up in Southern California where she received her bachelors degree in Business Administration, Marketing from the University of California, Riverside in June 2020. The highlights of her college experience were studying abroad in Japan and teaching two college level courses for the students at her university. After graduating her career interests shifted to finance and public service. Shirin’s current role as a financial data analyst for the National Credit Union Administration recently brought her to Arizona. As a federal employee, Shirin helps supervise and regulate credit unions to ensure a safe and sound national credit system that supports people of all backgrounds. Since moving, Shirin has also spent time volunteering with the ACLU of Arizona in their Demand to Learn campaign for educational equity. Shirin’s involvement with ACLU has grown her interest in the criminal justice system. Outside of volunteering and her day job, Shirin is a yoga instructor, likes cheese, loves to hike, and enjoys traveling.