​​Policy Advisor

She/Her

Jane Dorotik was a senior executive and healthcare professional in community mental health administration when she was wrongly convicted of murder. She spent nearly two decades in prison for a crime she did not commit, fighting to prove her innocence. Her conviction was finally overturned in July 2020. 

Jane is a member of the California Coalition for Women Prisoners (CCWP), a current member of the Board of Directors of Californians United for a Responsible Budget (CURB), a member of the DA Accountability Coalition, and a former board member of Justice Now.

While incarcerated, Jane founded Compassionate Companions, an organization within the California Institute for Women that provides kindness and compassion to incarcerated women experiencing any catastrophic emotional event, and provides vigils and care for the terminally ill. She also founded and published the CIW newsletter, Strive High.

Jane advocates for prison abolition as well as dignity and compassion for all incarcerated individuals.