Organizer

Kenneth Hunter is an experienced leader in criminal legal system reform, lending a lens of lived experience to his advocacy for system impact-mitigation. During a period of incarceration stretching from age 21-43 for a nonviolent drug charge, Kenneth had only a single opportunity to start a class with Southside Community College, interrupted, incomplete, by transfers to a series of Virginia Department of Corrections prisons lacking college programs. Kenneth is dedicated to achieving more humane and productive justice policies in Virginia and the nation. In addition to his role at the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy, Kenneth provides voluntary leadership in several other justice reform groups, including Prisoner’s Rights Clinic, Virginia Justice Alliance, and Public Education Steering Committee. Professionally, Kenneth was a stand-out in sales for a regional furniture chain, earning promotion into store senior management based on his exceptional communication and relationship-building skills. This, in addition to his statewide fame in spoken word and rap performance.