Founder and board:

Joshua Bevill, who is currently serving the 15th year of a 30-year sentence, founded The Justice Project approximately seven years ago. The primary purpose of The Justice Project is to embody and promote the principles of Joshua's Christian faith, emphasizing compassion, mercy, and restoration.

Joshua has written over 50 blogs and articles about criminal justice advocacy and reform, all of which have been published online.

Although TJP has an office in Austin and associates in Virginia, California, Houston, D.C., and Kentucky, it is guided by just two dedicated board members: Valeri Pyeatt and Dr. Alyssa Middleton. Valeri, the granddaughter of former Congressman Ron Paul and the niece of United States Senator Rand Paul, continues her family legacy of advocating for criminal justice reform.

Dr. Middleton holds a Master's in Social Work and a Ph.D. in Psychosocial Oncology. She works with late-stage cancer patients and their families, and her commitment to compassion and empathy extends naturally to supporting impoverished prisoners.

  • The Justice Project is the culmination of Joshua's 15 years of frontline experience, where he dedicated himself to assisting fellow inmates in navigating the complex and often obstructive path toward freedom.

    Through his experiences—repeatedly—he observed numerous federal prisoners missing pivotal opportunities for release due to a lack of access to free, high-quality legal representation during the critical post-conviction phase, a problem that plagues deserving federal prisoners and essentially penalizes them for being poor.

    This phase is of paramount importance for prisoners, as it can lead to Clemency grants or sentence reductions resulting from significant legal changes. Motivated by these injustices, Joshua founded The Justice Project. This initiative is dedicated to providing vital legal support to deserving prisoners. Joshua is on a mission to revolutionize access to high-quality legal assistance during the post-conviction phase. This stage is critical, yet prisoners are not entitled to free legal representation, creating a significant barrier to justice.

    By digitizing and centralizing the process, Joshua aims to make legal assistance more accessible to those in need.

    In today's world, people no longer visit libraries to gather information—they turn to Google. They don't rent movies from Blockbuster—they stream them online. Purchasing music from massive stores has become a thing of the past, as streaming services dominate the market. Amazon transformed retail through digitalization, and Wikipedia digitized encyclopedias.

    Digitalization has consistently proven to enhance efficiency, reduce costs, and improve accessibility across various sectors.

    However, the post-conviction criminal justice advocacy process remains outdated. This cumbersome process is ripe for innovation.

    Joshua envisions a paradigm shift by digitizing the entire process. Imagine pro bono advocates being able to effortlessly browse thousands of pre-vetted, prepackaged cases on their phones or tablets, just as they would shop on Amazon, with all pertinent information at their fingertips. He wants advocates to find the right cases with just a few clicks, rather than spending months on tedious research sifting through letters and voluminous case files.

    Simply put, in this context, digitalization equates to the democratization of justice.

    This approach will streamline a convoluted, tedious, time-consuming, and laborious process.

    The goal is clear: to bring post-conviction advocacy into the digital age, ensuring that every individual has the opportunity for justice, regardless of their financial capabilities.

    Since his conviction, Joshua has evolved into a mentor, leader, advocate, writer, and source of inspiration for his fellow prisoners.

    The Justice Project is an expression of Joshua's gratitude for what God has done in his life.